determinant

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determinant (enc)

Noun	1.	determinant - a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life" causal factor, determining factor, determinative, determiner cognitive factor - something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result decisive factor, clincher - a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively influence - a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking"
	2.	determinant - a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations square matrix - a matrix with the same number of rows and columns
Adj.	1.	determinant - having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle" deciding, determinative, determining, crucial decisive - determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence"

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