Determinant (Adjective)
Meaning
Having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The outcome of the championship game was a determinant factor in the team's overall season performance.
- Her speech was the determinant moment in the debate that swayed the audience's opinion.
- The court's decision was a determinant ruling that set a new precedent for future cases.
- The final vote was the determinant factor in the election, with the winner receiving just one more vote than the runner-up.
- The determinant battle of the war was fought on the outskirts of the city.