determinative

One entry found for determinative.

Main Entry: de·ter·mi·na·tive
Pronunciation: -'t&r-m&-"nA-tiv, -'t&r-m&-n&-
Function: adjective
: having power or tendency to determine : tending to fix, settle, or define something <regard experiments as determinative of the principles from which deductions could be made -- S. F. Mason>
synonym see CONCLUSIVE
- determinative noun