Determinant - Definition

adj 1: having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial
experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative
(or determinant) battle" [syn: deciding(a),
determinant, determinative, determining(a)]
n 1: a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an
important determinant of one's outlook on life" [syn:
determinant, determiner, determinative, determining
factor, causal factor]
2: the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an
antibody attaches itself [syn: antigenic determinant,
determinant, epitope]
3: a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations