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Uncommondeterminant
The correct spelling is determinant.
How to pronounce determinant
noun
IPA: /dɪˈtɜːmɪnənt/
Say it like: Det-erm-ina-nt
The correct spelling is determinant. A determining factor; an element that determines the nature of something.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A determining factor; an element that determines the nature of something.
- 2.A scalar that encodes certain characteristics of a given transformation matrix; the unique scalar function over square matrices which is distributive over matrix multiplication, multilinear in the rows and columns, and takes the value 1 for the unit matrix; abbreviated as: det.
- 3.A substance that causes a cell to adopt a particular fate.
adjective
- 1.Serving to determine or limit; determinative.
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