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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