a determining or causal element or factor
"education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"
the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself
"The virus mutated so rapidly that researchers could no longer identify the specific determinant where their antibodies attached themselves."
a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations
"The professor asked us to calculate the determinant of that coefficient matrix before proceeding with Cramer's rule to find the solution for the system."
A determining factor; an element that determines the nature of something.
"The availability of affordable housing was a key determinant in deciding whether our family would stay in the city or move to the suburbs."
having the power or quality of deciding
"the crucial experiment"
"cast the deciding vote"
"the determinative (or determinant) battle"
Serving to determine or limit; determinative.
"The availability of skilled labor became a key determinant in whether our new factory could break ground on time."