Determinant /(?)/

De·ter·mi·nant

Determinant

a.
  1. Serving to determine or limit; determinative.

Determinant

n.
  1. That which serves to determine; that which causes determination.
  2. The sum of a series of products of several numbers, these products being formed according to certain specified laws (Math.)
  3. A mark or attribute, attached to the subject or predicate, narrowing the extent of both, but rendering them more definite and precise. (Logic)