determination
de.ter.mi.na.tion \di-.t*r-m*-'na--sh*n\ n 1a: a judicial decision settling
and ending a controversy 1b: the resolving of a question by argument or
reasoning archaic 2: TERMINATION 3a: the act of deciding definitely and
firmly; also : the result of such an act of decision 3b: the power or
habit of deciding definitely and firmly 4: a fixing of the position,
magnitude, or character of something : as 4a: the act, process, or result
of an accurate measurement 4b: an identification of the taxonomic position
of a plant or animal 5a: the definition of a concept by its essential
constituents 5b: the addition of a differentia to a concept to limit its
denotation 6: direction or tendency to a certain end