determinations
Conclusions after deliberation
Determinations are conclusions reached through investigation, calculation, or deliberation.
A court makes a determination of guilt.
A scientist makes a determination of cause.
The word also refers to the quality of being resolute: Her determinations kept her going through setbacks.
In technical contexts, determination means precise measurement or identification: determination of blood type, determination of coordinates.
Official court decision
- rulingFormal legal determination
- decisionSettled course of action
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
finding · conclusion · adjudication · pronouncement · decree · arbitration · resolution · settlement
Determining size or amount
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- quantificationExpressing something numerically
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
estimation · diagnosis · identification · classification · verification · confirmation · ascertainment · establishment
Mental strength resisting impulse
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
commitment · dedication · perseverance · firmness · single-mindedness · drive · motivation · fortitude
verdict
Official court decision
- rulingFormal legal determination
- decisionSettled course of action
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
evaluation · finding · conclusion · adjudication · pronouncement · decree · arbitration · resolution · settlement · opinion
measurement
Determining size or amount
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- quantificationExpressing something numerically
calibration · estimation · diagnosis · identification · classification · verification · confirmation · ascertainment · establishment · derivation
willpower
Mental strength resisting impulse
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
steadfastness · commitment · dedication · perseverance · firmness · single-mindedness · drive · motivation · fortitude · conviction
- court rulingsrulings, divorce decree, judgments, annulment, verdicts
- taxationtax, income tax, sales tax, tax return, tax refund
- legal actsassignment, agreements, bequest, contracts, conveyance
- regulationsrules, rule, regulations, regulation, law
- Church decreesencyclicals, bulls, promulgations, canons, briefs
determinationsindecisions
Failures to choose
hesitations · irresolutions · vacillations · waverings · indecisiveness
determinationsguesses
Estimates without certainty
hunches · doubts · wild guesses · speculations · conjectures
determinationssurrenders
Ceases resistance formally
capitulations · giving up · resignations · abandonments · defeatism
- sex determinationEstablishing male or female status