n. [ L. determinatio boundary, end: cf. F. détermination. ] 1. The act of determining, or the state of being determined. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Bringing to an end; termination; limit. [ 1913 Webster ]

A speedy determination of that war. Ludlow. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Remissness can by no means consist with a constant determination of the will . . . to the greatest apparent good. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness. [ 1913 Webster ]

He only is a well-made man who has a good determination. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution. [ 1913 Webster ]

So bloodthirsty a determination to obtain convictions. Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Med.) A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part; as, a determination of blood to the head. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. (Physical Sciences) The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.; as, the determination of the ohm or of the wave length of light; the determination of the salt in sea water, or the oxygen in the air. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. (Logic) (a) The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents. (b) The addition of a differentia to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent; -- the opposite of generalization. [ 1913 Webster ]

10. (Nat. Hist.) The act of determining the relations of an object, as regards genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification; as, I am indebted to a friend for the determination of most of these shells.

Syn. -- Decision; conclusion; judgment; purpose; resolution; resolve; firmness. See Decision. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. disterminatio. ] Separation by bounds. [ Obs. ] Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. extermination. ] 1. The act of exterminating; total destruction; eradication; excision; as, the extermination of inhabitants or tribes, of error or vice, or of weeds from a field. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Math.) Elimination. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. in- not + determination: cf. indétermination. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Lack of determination; an unsettled or wavering state, as of the mind. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Lack of fixed or stated direction. Abp. Bramhall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. interminatio. ] A menace or threat. [ Obs. ] Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. prédétermination. ] The act of previous determination; a purpose formed beforehand; as, the predetermination of God's will. Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Determination by one's self; or, determination of one's acts or states without the necessitating force of motives; -- applied to the voluntary or activity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. terminatio a bounding, fixing, determining: cf. F. terminasion, OF. also termination. See Term. ] 1. The act of terminating, or of limiting or setting bounds; the act of ending or concluding; as, a voluntary termination of hostilities. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which ends or bounds; limit in space or extent; bound; end; as, the termination of a line. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. End in time or existence; as, the termination of the year, or of life; the termination of happiness. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. End; conclusion; result. Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Last purpose of design. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

6. A word; a term. [ R. & Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Gram.) The ending of a word; a final syllable or letter; the part added to a stem in inflection. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to termination; forming a termination. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Indetermination. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]