Determinate (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement; "a definitive verdict"; "a determinate answer to the problem".
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Meaning 2
Not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex; "determinate growth".
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Examples
- The tree is an example of determinate growth, with its leader terminating at the tip after reaching maturity.
- Indeterminate vines continue to grow longer indefinitely, but the stems of determinate tomato plants reach a maximum height.
- Roses typically have indeterminate canes that produce lateral branches and growth all season long, whereas fruiting cherry tomato bushes tend to exhibit more determinate habit.
- Rasps typically are borne on long thin woody indeterminate primocanes in mid-to-late-summer with varying tip expression often slightly flat apically after exhibiting initially moderate upward distally curvature within typical floricanes while the resulting fall canes have limited growth exhibiting quite vertically compact true primocane axis bearing occasional buds of determinate wood next spring.
- Semi-determinate plants have plant habits that fall between the very indeterminate vining plants and very compact, or bush type determinate plants and compact determinate varieties produce one large flowering, a main stem that grows to a certain size, the apex and the fruits which may appear lateral flowering on these many types and flowering usually after flowering, after it has set fruit to the number desired or cut back hard to encourage new growth.
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Meaning 3
Precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause; "a determinate distance"; "a determinate number"; "determinate variations in animals".
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Examples
- The determinate nature of the mathematical formula allowed for precise calculations.
- The company's determinate approach to innovation led to the development of a groundbreaking new product.
- The scientist studied the determinate effects of climate change on the local ecosystem.
- The determinate rules of the game ensured that all players had an equal chance of winning.
- The artist's use of determinate shapes and colors created a sense of balance and harmony in the painting.