Determination /(?)/

De·ter·mi·na·tion

Determination

n.
  1. The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
  2. Bringing to an end; termination; limit.
    A speedy determination of that war.
    — Ludlow.
  3. Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.
    Remissness can by no means consist with a constant determination of the will . . . to the greatest apparent good.
  4. The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness.
    He only is a well-made man who has a good determination.
  5. The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.
  6. That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.
    So bloodthirsty a determination to obtain convictions.
  7. A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part; as, a determination of blood to the head. (Med.)
  8. The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.; as, the determination of the ohm or of the wave length of light; the determination of the salt in sea water, or the oxygen in the air. (Physical Sciences)
  9. The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents. (Logic)
  10. The act of determining the relations of an object, as regards genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification; as, I am indebted to a friend for the determination of most of these shells. (Nat. Hist.)