determinant

Meaning

Noun

1. A determining factor; an element that determines the nature of something.
2. A scalar that encodes certain characteristics of a given transformation matrix; the unique scalar function over square matrices which is distributive over matrix multiplication, multilinear in the rows and columns, and takes the value 1 for the unit matrix; abbreviated as: det.
3. A substance that causes a cell to adopt a particular fate.
4. Something that causes a nuclease to cut at a specified point

Adj

Serving to determine or limit; determinative.

Synonyms

determinative

deciding

determiner

decisive

determining factor

causal factor

epitope

antigenic determinant

determining

reason

stator

det

decisive factor

governing factor

attributive

explanatory factor

cause

constituent

controlling

critical

‼️

determined

domineering

factor

portion

Translations

déterminant

determinante

Determinante

determinante

determinant

determinante

ορίζουσα

determinativo

determinant

bestimmend

condicionante

causa determinante

beslissend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈtɜːmɪnənt/

Etymology

Borrowed from French déterminant, equivalent to determine + -ant.