Determinate
Determinate , adjective
[Latin determinatus, past participle of determinare. See Determine.]
1.
Having defined limits; not uncertain or arbitrary; fixed; established; definite.
Quantity of words and a determinate number of feet.
2.
Conclusive; decisive; positive.
The determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God.
3.
Determined or resolved upon. [Obsolete]
My determinate voyage.
4.
Of determined purpose; resolute. [Obsolete]
More determinate to do than skillful how to do.
Collocations (3)
Determinate inflorescence (Botany) , that in which the flowering commences with the terminal bud of a stem, which puts a limit to its growth; -- also called centrifugal inflorescence.
Determinate problem (Mathematics) , a problem which admits of a limited number of solutions.
Determinate quantities or Determinate equations (Mathematics) , those that are finite in the number of values or solutions, that is, in which the conditions of the problem or equation determine the number.
Determinate , transitive verb
To bring to an end; to determine. See Determine. [Obsolete]
The sly, slow hours shall not determinate
The dateless limit of thy dear exile.