determinant

noun

de·ter·mi·nant di-ˈtər-mə-nənt

Synonyms of determinant next

: an element that identifies or determines the nature of something or that fixes or conditions an outcome

education level as a determinant of income

mathematics : a square array of numbers bordered on the left and right by a vertical line and having a value equal to the algebraic sum of all possible products where the number of factors in each product is the same as the number of rows or columns, each factor in a given product is taken from a different row and column, and the sign of a product is positive or negative depending upon whether the number of permutations necessary to place the indices representing each factor's position in its row or column in the order of the natural numbers is odd or even

genetics : gene

the determinant of the sickle-cell trait

biology : epitope

determinantal

di-ˌtər-mə-ˈnan-tᵊl

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web This year, 73% of respondents said the credit quality of the bank is also a determinant, a slight uptick from 72% last year. —

Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 16 June 2023 And quite apart from the risks of infectious disease, health has social as well as biological determinants. —

Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Mar. 2023 The most important determinant of a child’s success in adulthood is their education. —

Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2023 The Problem Your Startup Idea Solves The problem an idea solves can be the primary determinant of its success. —

Yec, Forbes, 3 May 2023 This growing body of evidence could encourage employers to acknowledge that work should be considered an important social determinant of health, Sanchez said. —

Kyla Russell, CNN, 26 Apr. 2023 Why are gas prices so high in Arizona? Fingers can be pointed at the high cost of crude oil, gasoline's main ingredient, which is the primary determinant for the price consumers pay at the pump, AAA said. —

Sydney Carruth, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2023 The index measured reproductive healthcare, physical health, mental health, substance abuse, general healthcare, socioeconomic determinants, and physical environment. —

Kennedy Sessions, Chron, 15 Apr. 2023 This finding gives Pencina hope that simple algorithms, taken together with better data, including social determinants of health, will help develop more equitable stroke risk assessments. —

Ambar Castillo, STAT, 22 Feb. 2023 See More

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