determinate
Having definite limits
Determinate means having fixed or definite limits.
A determinate sentence specifies an exact prison term rather than a range.
In botany, determinate growth stops when a plant reaches a genetically programmed size, unlike indeterminate plants that keep growing.
The word often contrasts with its opposite: The outcome remained indeterminate until the final vote.
Restricted in extent
- finiteHaving definite bounds
- boundedConfined within limits
- definedGiven exact meaning
- circumscribedConfined within bounds
delimited · demarcated · fixed · set · prescribed · constrained · specified · measurable
Settling a question finally
- conclusiveEnding all debate
- finalLast and decisive
- certainFree from doubt
- settledNo longer in question
unequivocal · unambiguous · clear-cut · decisive · absolute · incontrovertible · undeniable · irrefutable
Indispensable, cannot omit
- causalProducing an effect
- predeterminedEstablished beforehand
- fatedDetermined by destiny
- inevitableCertain to occur
fixed · predestined · preordained · foreordained · destined · inescapable · unavoidable · certain
limited
Restricted in extent
circumscribed · delimited · demarcated · fixed · set · prescribed · constrained · specified · measurable · quantifiable
definitive
Settling a question finally
- conclusiveEnding all debate
- finalLast and decisive
- certainFree from doubt
settled · unequivocal · unambiguous · clear-cut · decisive · absolute · incontrovertible · undeniable · irrefutable · unquestionable
necessary
Indispensable, cannot omit
- causalProducing an effect
- predeterminedEstablished beforehand
- fatedDetermined by destiny
inevitable · fixed · predestined · preordained · foreordained · destined · inescapable · unavoidable · certain · conditioned
inflorescence
Plant's complete bloom arrangement
- floweringProducing reproductive structures
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- budUnopened plant growth
growth · bloom · cluster · floral · botanical · horticultural · meristem
- tomatoesbeefsteak, cherry, plum, grape tomato, heirloom tomato
- plant growthbloom, bud, buds, flower, fruit
- cultivarscultivar, Honeycrisp, Fuji apple, Gala apple, Granny Smith
- bloom habitsannual, biennial, perennial, reblooming, summer blooming
- inflorescencesinflorescence, raceme, umbel, spike, panicle
- seed traitsseed coat, viability, vigor, dormancy, germination
determinateindeterminate
Not exactly known
indefinite · undefined · unspecified · vague · ambiguous
determinateuncertain
Not firmly known
changeable · variable · mutable · fluctuating · fluid
- social determinantsNon-medical health influences
- sex determinationEstablishing male or female status
determination, indeterminate, determinant, determinable, determinations, determinants, determinative, determinately