Meaning

adjective precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause

adjective not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex

adjective supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement

originFrom Middle English determinate, determynat, determinat, from Latin dēterminātus, perfect passive participle of dēterminō (“to limit, set bounds”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.

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