Origin: Latin suffix -ive
Determinative has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases
a determining or causal element or factor
"education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"
An ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic scripts.
having the power or quality of deciding
"the crucial experiment"
"cast the deciding vote"
"the determinative (or determinant) battle"
Sufficient to decide something (such as a question of fact or of law).