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determinative

A ที่ เป็นการ กำหนด ชี้ขาด 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DETERMINATIVE

a. 1. That uncontrollably directs to a certain end.
The determinative power of a just cause.
2. Limiting; that limits or bounds; as, a word may be determinative and limit the subject.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DETERMINATIVE

De *ter "mi *na *tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. déterminatif. ]

 

Defn: Having power to determine; limiting; shaping; directing; conclusive. Incidents... determinative of their course. I. Taylor. Determinative tables (Nat. Hist. ), tables presenting the specific character of minerals, plants, etc. , to assist in determining the species to which a specimen belongs.

 

DETERMINATIVE

DETERMINATIVE De *ter "mi *na *tive, n.

 

Defn: That which serves to determine. Explanatory determinatives... were placed after words phonetically expressed, in order to serve as an aid to the reader in determining the meaning. I. Taylor (The Alphabet ).

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

determinative

de ter mi na tive |dəˈtərməˌnātiv, -nətiv dəˈtərməˌneɪdɪv | adjective [ predic. ] chiefly Law serving to define, qualify, or direct: the employer's view is not determinative of the issue. noun Grammar another term for determiner.

 

Oxford Dictionary

determinative

determinative |dɪˈtəːmɪnətɪv | adjective [ predic. ] chiefly Law serving to define, qualify, or direct: the employer's view is not determinative of the issue. noun Grammar another term for determiner.