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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Determinate \De*ter"mi*nate\, adjective [L. determinatus, p. p. of determinare. See {Determine}.]
1. Having defined limits; not uncertain or arbitrary; fixed; established; definite.
Quantity of words and a determinate number of feet. --Dryden.
2. Conclusive; decisive; positive.
The determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God. --Acts ii. 23.
3. Determined or resolved upon. [Obs.]
My determinate voyage. --Shak.
4. Of determined purpose; resolute. [Obs.]
More determinate to do than skillful how to do. --Sir P. Sidney.
{Determinate inflorescence} (Bot.), that in which the flowering commences with the terminal bud of a stem, which puts a limit to its growth; -- also called {centrifugal inflorescence}.
{Determinate problem} (Math.), a problem which admits of a limited number of solutions.
{Determinate quantities}, {Determinate equations} (Math.), those that are finite in the number of values or solutions, that is, in which the conditions of the problem or equation determine the number.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Determinate \De*ter"mi*nate\, verb (used with an object) To bring to an end; to determine. See {Determine}. [Obs.]
The sly, slow hours shall not determinate The dateless limit of thy dear exile. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
determinate
adjective
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}]
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}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
137 Moby Thesaurus words for "determinate": absolute, admitting no exception, all-out, apodictic, ascertained, assured, attested, bound, categorical, certain, certified, circumscribed, circumscript, clear, clear and distinct, clear as day, complete, conclusive, concrete, constant, decided, decisive, defined, definite, definitive, delimited, demarcated, detailed, determined, diagnose, different, distinct, distinguish, distinguished, downright, encircled, entire, esoteric, especial, established, exceptional, explicit, express, extraordinary, final, finger, fixed, flat, flat-out, global, guaranteed, hedged about, immovable, immutable, implicit, in the bag, inalterable, inappealable, indisputable, individual, ineluctable, inevitable, inner, intimate, invariable, limited, made sure, minute, nailed down, narrow, necessary, noteworthy, on ice, open-and-shut, out-and-out, outright, particular, peremptory, perfect, perfectly sure, personal, pinpoint, place, positive, precise, predestined, predetermined, private, proved, recognize, respective, restricted, round, secure, set, settled, several, singular, solipsistic, special, specific, spot, stated, straight, straight-out, sure, sure-enough, surrounded, tested, total, tried, true, unalterable, unambiguous, unchangeable, uncircumscribed, unconditional, unconditioned, undoubting, unequivocal, unhampered, unhesitating, univocal, unlimited, unmistakable, unmitigated, unmodifiable, unqualified, unquestioning, unreserved, unrestricted, unwaivable, utter, warranted, whole, without exception, without reserve
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