a. [ L. determinatus, p. p. of determinare. See Determine. ] 1. Having defined limits; not uncertain or arbitrary; fixed; established; definite. [ 1913 Webster ] Quantity of words and a determinate number of feet. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Conclusive; decisive; positive. [ 1913 Webster ] The determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God. Acts ii. 23. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Determined or resolved upon. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] My determinate voyage. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. Of determined purpose; resolute. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] More determinate to do than skillful how to do. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]
Determinate inflorescence (Bot.), 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 (Math.), a problem which admits of a limited number of solutions. --
Determinate quantities,
Determinate equations (Math.), 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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