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Meaning of determinative

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  determinative
      adj 1: having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial
             experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative
             (or determinant) battle" [syn: {deciding(a)},
             {determinant}, {determinative}, {determining(a)}]
      n 1: one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the
           referents of noun phrases [syn: {determiner},
           {determinative}]
      2: a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an
         important determinant of one's outlook on life" [syn:
         {determinant}, {determiner}, {determinative}, {determining
         factor}, {causal factor}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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