determination

[De*ter`mi*na·tion]

Determination can be a decision, or the focus you need to get something done.

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The act of determining, or the state of being determined.

Noun
the act of determining the properties of something

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the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"

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the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose"

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a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel''s determination"

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The act of determining, or the state of being determined.

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Bringing to an end; termination; limit.

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Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.

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The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness.

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The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.

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That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.

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A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part; as, a determination of blood to the head.

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The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.; as, the determination of the ohm or of the wave length of light; the determination of the salt in sea water, or the oxygen in the air.

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The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents.

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The addition of a differentia to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent; -- the opposite of generalization.

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The act of determining the relations of an object, as regards genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification; as, I am indebted to a friend for the determination of most of these shells.

Determination

De*ter`mi*na"tion , n. [L. determinatio boundary, end: cf. F. d'82termination.] 1. The act of determining, or the state of being determined. 2. Bringing to an end; termination; limit.

A speedy determination of that war.

3. Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.

Remissness can by no means consist with a constant determination of the will . . . to the greatest apparent good.

4. The quality of mind reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness.

He only is a well-made man who has a good determination.

5. The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy. 6. That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.

So bloodthirsty a determination to obtain convictions.

7. (Med.) A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part; as, a determination of blood to the head. 8. (Physical Sciences) The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensify, etc.; as, the determination of the ohm or of the wave length of light; the determination of the salt in sea water, or the oxygen in the air. 9. (Logic) (a) The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents. (b) The addition of a differentia to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent; -- the opposite of generalization. 10. (Nat. Hist.) The act of determining the relations of an object, as regards genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification; as, I am indebted to a friend for the determination of most of these shells. Syn. -- Decision; conclusion; judgment; purpose; resolution; resolve; firmness. See Decision.

The act of determining, or the state of being determined.

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Usage Examples

Happiness is an attitude of mind, born of the simple determination to be happy under all outward circumstances.

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.

A dream doesn't become reality through magic it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

Even the striving for equality by means of a directed economy can result only in an officially enforced inequality - an authoritarian determination of the status of each individual in the new hierarchical order.

Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.

A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough.

Americans, who make more of marrying for love than any other people, also break up more of their marriages, but the figure reflects not so much the failure of love as the determination of people not to live without it.

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Other Usage Examples

But with the right kind of coaching and determination you can accomplish anything and the biggest accomplishment that I feel I got from the film was overcoming that fear.

I believe that nothing happens apart from divine determination and decree. We shall never be able to escape from the doctrine of divine predestination - the doctrine that God has foreordained certain people unto eternal life.

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.

All the mathematical sciences are founded on relations between physical laws and laws of numbers, so that the aim of exact science is to reduce the problems of nature to the determination of quantities by operations with numbers.

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

Everyone has determination - it's a question of how you use it. Hers is based on power and success and conquering she doesn't care what she has to do or who gets hurt in the process. In that way we're very, very different.