determinative
nounEtymology
From Middle French déterminatif. Equivalent to determine + -ative.
- derived from déterminatif
Definitions
An ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic scripts.
A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a…
A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.
That determines something.
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Sufficient to decide something (such as a question of fact or of law).
- When assigning custody, the preference of the child will be considered, but it is not determinative.
- It is therefore clear that, even in adoption cases where it might play a more important role, race is not a determinative factor and its importance will depend greatly on the facts.
The neighborhood
- neighborarticle
- neighbordemonstrative
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at determinative. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at determinative. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at determinative
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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