English-Thai Dictionary
determination
N การคำนว ณ ผล ของ การคำนว ณ calculation computation kan-kam-nuan
determination
N การตัดสินใจ การตกลงใจ การลงความเห็น การ สรุป judgement conclusion kan-tad-sin-jai
determination
N ความมุ่งมั่น ความตั้งใจ มั่น ความ มุมานะ ความแน่วแน่ decision purpose resolution kam-muk-man
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
DETERMINATION
n. 1. The act of determining or deciding.
2. Decision of a question in the mind; firm resolution; settled purpose; as, they have acquainted me with their determination.
3. Judicial decision; the ending of a controversy or suit by the judgment of a court. Justice is promoted by a speedy determination of causes, civil and criminal.
4. Absolute direction to a certain end.
Remissness can by no means consist with a constant determination of the will to the greatest apparent good.
5. An ending; a putting an end to; as the determination of a will.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DETERMINATION
De *ter `mi *na "tion, n. Etym: [L. determinatio boundary, end: cf. F.détermination.]
1. The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
2. Bringing to an end; termination; limit. A speedy determination of that war. Ludlow.
3. Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion. Remissness can by no means consist with a constant determination of the will. .. to the greatest apparent good. Locke.
4. The quality of mind reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness. He only is a well-made man who has a good determination. Emerson.
5. The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.
6. That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution. So bloodthirsty a determination to obtain convictions. Hallam.
7. (Med. )
Defn: A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part; as, a determination of blood to the head.
8. (Physical Sciences )
Defn: The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensify, etc. ; as, the determination of the ohm or of the wave length of light; the determination of the salt in sea water, or the oxygen in the air.
9. (Logic ) (a ) The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents. (b ) The addition of a differentia to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent; -- the opposite of generalization.
1 . (Nat. Hist. )
Defn: The act of determining the relations of an object, as regards genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification; as, I am indebted to a friend for the determination of most of these shells.
Syn. -- Decision; conclusion; judgment; purpose; resolution; resolve; firmness. See Decision.
New American Oxford Dictionary
determination
de ter mi na tion |diˌtərməˈnāSHən dəˌtərməˈneɪʃən | ▶noun 1 firmness of purpose; resoluteness: he advanced with an unflinching determination. 2 the process of establishing something exactly, typically by calculation or research: determination of molecular structures. • Law the settlement of a dispute by the authoritative decision of a judge or arbitrator. • Law a judicial decision or sentence. 3 the controlling or deciding of something's nature or outcome: genetic sex determination. 4 Law the cessation of an estate or interest. 5 archaic a tendency to move in a fixed direction. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the senses ‘settlement of a controversy by a judge or by reasoning ’ and ‘authoritative opinion ’): via Old French from Latin determinatio (n- ), from the verb determinare (see determine ).
Oxford Dictionary
determination
de |ter ¦min |ation |dɪˌtəːmɪˈneɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the quality of being determined; firmness of purpose: those who succeed because of sheer grit and determination. 2 the process of establishing something exactly by calculation or research: determination of molecular structures. • Law the settlement of a dispute by the authoritative decision of a judge or arbitrator. • [ count noun ] Law a judicial decision or sentence. 3 the controlling or deciding of the nature or outcome of something: genetic sex determination. 4 Law the cessation of an estate or interest. 5 archaic a tendency to move in a fixed direction. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the senses ‘settlement of a controversy by a judge or by reasoning ’ and ‘authoritative opinion ’): via Old French from Latin determinatio (n- ), from the verb determinare (see determine ).
American Oxford Thesaurus
determination
determination noun 1 it took great determination to win: resolution, resolve, willpower, strength of character, single-mindedness, purposefulness, intentness; staunchness, perseverance, persistence, tenacity, staying power; strong-mindedness, backbone; stubbornness, doggedness, obstinacy; spirit, courage, pluck, grit, stout-heartedness; informal guts, spunk, balls, moxie; formal pertinacity. 2 the determination of the rent: setting, specification, settlement, designation, arrangement, establishment, prescription. 3 the determination of the speed of light: calculation, discovery, ascertainment, establishment, deduction, divination, diagnosis, discernment, verification, confirmation.
Oxford Thesaurus
determination
determination noun 1 it took all her determination to stand her ground: resolution, resolve, resoluteness; will power, strength of will, strength of character, single-mindedness, sense of purpose, firmness of purpose, fixity of purpose, purposefulness; intentness, decision, decidedness; steadfastness, staunchness, perseverance, persistence, indefatigability, tenacity, tenaciousness, staying power, strong-mindedness, backbone, the bulldog spirit, pertinacity, pertinaciousness; stubbornness, doggedness, obstinacy, obdurateness, obduracy, inflexibility; spiritedness, braveness, bravery, boldness, courage, courageousness, pluck, pluckiness, stout-heartedness; German sitzfleisch; informal guts, spunk, grit, stickability; N. Amer. informal stick-to-it-iveness; archaic intension; rare perseveration. ANTONYMS weak-mindedness, pusillanimity. 2 provision should be made for determination of the rent: setting, fixing, specification, a decision about, settlement, designation, allotment, arrangement, choice, naming, nomination, appointment, establishment, authorization, prescription. 3 the first determination of the speed of light: calculation, discovery, ascertainment, establishment, fixing, deduction, divination, diagnosis, discernment, check, verification, confirmation.
Duden Dictionary
Determination
De ter mi na ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Determinati o n |die Determination; Genitiv: der Determination, Plural: die Determinationen lateinisch determinatio = Abgrenzung 1 Philosophie Bestimmung eines Begriffs durch einen nächstuntergeordneten, engeren 2 Biologie das Festgelegtsein eines Teils des Keims für die Ausbildung eines bestimmten Organs 3 Psychologie das Bedingtsein aller psychischen Phänomene durch genetische Faktoren 4 bildungssprachlich Bestimmung, Zuordnung
French Dictionary
détermination
détermination n. f. nom féminin 1 Action de déterminer, de préciser quelque chose. : La détermination d ’un prix. SYNONYME caractérisation ; définition ; évaluation . 2 Fermeté dans ses décisions, ses résolutions. : Papa a fait preuve de beaucoup de détermination pour atteindre ses objectifs. SYNONYME opiniâtreté ; résolution ; volonté .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
determination
de ter mi na tion /dɪtə̀ː r mɪnéɪʃ (ə )n /→determine 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U 〖時にa ～〗 «…しようという » 決心 , 決意 «to do , that 節 » (→should 7 語法 ); 決断力 ▸ show great determination to win 勝とうという強い決意を示す ▸ with determination 断固として ▸ a dogged determination 非常にかたい決意 2 U ｟かたく ｠〖具体例ではa (…) ～/～s 〗(物事の正式な )決定 , 確定 ; (問題などの )解決, 決着 ▸ the determination of a new policy 新政策の決定 ▸ reach a final determination 最終決定に達する 3 U C ｟かたく ｠(原因などの )特定, 確定 ; (位置 量 年代などの )測定, 量定 ; 〘生物 〙(未分化胚 （はい ）組織の運命の )決定 ▸ accurate determination of a rock's age 岩の正確な年代測定 4 C 〘法 〙財産権の終了 [消滅 ]; (裁判所の )判決, 裁決 ; 終決 .5 U 〘論 〙限定 .
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