Determinate - Definition
determinate
adj 1: 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" [ant:
indeterminate, undetermined]
2: not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex; "determinate
growth" [ant: indeterminate]
3: supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement; "a
definitive verdict"; "a determinate answer to the problem"
[syn: definitive, determinate]