Determinant

/dɪˈtɝmɪnənt/

Synonyms for "determinant" (185 found)

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Closest matches (37)

Noun(10 words)
adjective of quantityaffect outcomeaffect variableall ofantigenic determinantarticlescausacausal adjectivecausal factorcausal verb
Verb(1 words)
affecting understanding
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break boundarybreakoff pointcallcausation
Adjective(2 words)
biasing factorbiological determinant

Strong matches (56)

Noun(16 words)
causecause changecause damagecause increasecause of disorganizationcontributing factordemonstrative worddeterminant valuedeterminativedeterminerdeterminer worddetermining factorepitopefactorforcingsformative
Verb(1 words)
cudgel the brain
Adjective(4 words)
decidingdeterminativedeterminingeconomic influence factors

Related words (92)

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interfacelimbiclimenliminallimitlimitationlimitinglimiting factorlineline of demarcationlittorallow-water marklower limitmarchmarginalmarkmatroclinymendelianismmendelismmetemotiveoccasionpatroclinypharmacogeneticsprinciplereasonrecessive characterreplicationrimmingrnaskirtingsourcestartstarting linestarting pointstimulustarget datetermterminalterminal dateterminusthresholdtime allotmentupper limitverworn theoryweightweismann theoryweismannismwiesner theory
Adjective(4 words)
governing factorphysical influencerpolynomial resultantportuguese-language article
Noun(18 words)
influencemanagement factormarketing factormatrix valuemicrobial ecosystem functionmost ofmost of themotivational factorportuguese fatorquantity descriptorresultantrisk factorsabicuscalarten tally marksweight contributorwhysyield factor
Determiner(1 words)
many factors

Choosing the right synonym

  • Closest matches in this entry: adjective of quantity, affect outcome, affect variable, affecting understanding, agency.
  • Sentence evidence is available for determinant, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
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When not to replace "determinant"

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Replacement workflow

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Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

8 entries
causecognitive factorfactorinfluencemath conceptsitesituationsquare matrix

More specific

4 entries
driving factorkey determinantnonzero determinantzero determinant

Collocations

6 entries
calculate determinantdeterminant formuladeterminant valuematrix determinantnonzero determinantzero determinant

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

4 entries

similar

1 entries

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

There are eight gluons. Six--modulo superposition--are sensible color-anticolor color swappers. The other two are fathomless mixtures that can only be described as the remaining linearly independent elements of the group of three-by-three complex unitary matrices with determinant one.

Source: tatoeba (2125774)

International trade is a key determinant of prosperity.

Source: tatoeba (11576957)

1999, Noah P. Barsky, Stuart Bruchey (editor), Organizational Determinants of Budgetary Influence and Involvement, Taylor & Francis (Garland Publishing), page 4, Shields and Young (1993) argue that the budget participation literature "has not produced a coherent nor unified definition" of both the determinants and consequences of budget participation.

Source: wiktionary

The field of the social determinants of health is perhaps the most complex and challenging of all.

Source: wiktionary

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Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "determinant"?

Closest matches include adjective of quantity, affect outcome, affect variable, affecting understanding, agency.

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