Overview of noun determinant

The noun determinant has 3 senses

• determinant, determiner, determinative, determining factor, causal factor -- (a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life")


• antigenic determinant, determinant, epitope -- (the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself)


• determinant -- (a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations)

Overview of adj determinant

The adj determinant has 1 sense

• deciding, determinant, determinative, determining -- (having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle")