determining

English

Pronunciation

• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /dɪˈtɝmɪnɪŋ/, /dɪˈtɝmənɪŋ/

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Adjective

determining (comparative more determining, superlative most determining)

1. Determinative; causal.
   • 2009, Georges De Menil, Richard Portes, Hans-Werner Sinn, Economic Policy 53, page 103:

     This is suggestive that financial clout is a more determining factor in trade policy outcomes than voting power.

   • 2012, Trevor J. Barnes, Jamie Peck, Eric Sheppard, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Economic Geography, page 258:

     The discourse of the community economy thus questions the practice of singling out certain activities as necessarily or invariably more important, more independent, more determining of economic “health” and distinguishing them from those that are more expendable, dependent, and less determining or potentially destructive within the economy.

   • 2023, Rosalynn A. Vega, Nested Ecologies, page 151:

     He suggested that social factors are even more determining than biological factors and emphasized that low levels of stress and high levels of social connection are more protective than not smoking, eating a good diet, and exercising regularly.

Derived terms

• enantiodetermining
• stereodetermining

Verb

determining

1. present participle and gerund of determine