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determinant

/dɪˈtɜːmɪnənt/ /dɪˈtɝmɪnənt/

Meanings
noun
A determining factor; an element that determines the nature of something.

Examples :

"In college admissions, your GPA is a significant determinant of whether you'll be accepted. "
element outcome aspect thing nature
noun
A scalar that encodes certain characteristics of a given transformation matrix; the unique scalar function over square matrices which is distributive over matrix multiplication, multilinear in the rows and columns, and takes the value 1 for the unit matrix; abbreviated as: det.

Examples :

"The determinant of the matrix representing the scaling of an image tells us whether the image will be stretched, shrunk, or flipped. "
math technical

Related Words

Illustration multiplication

multiplication noun

/ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən/

The process of computing the sum of a number with itself a specified number of times, or any other analogous binary operation that combines other mathematical objects.

"In math class, we learned that multiplication is a quick way to add the same number many times. "

Illustration transformation

transformation noun

/ˌtɹæns.fə(ɹ)ˈmeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/

The act of transforming or the state of being transformed.

"The transformation of the classroom from a noisy space to a quiet learning environment was remarkable. "

Illustration distributive

distributive noun

/dɪˈstrɪbjətɪv/ /dɪˈstrɪbjutɪv/

(grammar) distributive case

""In Finnish grammar, the distributive indicates each location separately, like saying 'by each house' or 'at each place'." "

Illustration representing

representing verb

/ɹɛpɹɪˈzɛntɪŋ/

To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

"The student is representing the country of France in the class presentation. "

Illustration significant

significant noun

/sɪɡˈnɪ.fɪ.kənt/

That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.

"The teacher's smile was a significant of approval for my hard work. "

Illustration specialized

specialized verb

/ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd/ /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd/

To make distinct or separate, particularly:

"The chef specialized his menu, separating the vegetarian dishes from the meat dishes. "

Illustration admissions

admissions noun

/ədˈmɪʃənz/ /ædˈmɪʃənz/

The act or practice of admitting.

"The university announced the admissions results for the fall semester. "

Illustration determines

determines verb

/dɪˈtɜːrmɪnz/ /dɪˈtɜrmənz/

To set the boundaries or limits of.

"The fence determines the boundary of our yard. "

Illustration determinative

determinative noun

/dɪˈtɜːrmɪnətɪv/ /dɪˈtɜːrmɪˌneɪtɪv/

An ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic scripts.

"In Egyptian hieroglyphs, the small picture of a walking man is a determinative indicating that the word relates to movement or people. "

Illustration determining

determining verb

/dɪˈtɜːrmɪnɪŋ/ /dɪˈtɝːmɪnɪŋ/

To set the boundaries or limits of.

"The fence is determining the boundary between our yard and our neighbor's. "

Illustration characteristics

characteristics noun

/ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪks/ /ˌkɛɹəktəˈɹɪstɪks/

A distinguishing feature of a person or thing.

"One of the main characteristics of a golden retriever is its friendly personality. "

Illustration abbreviated

abbreviated verb

/əˈbɹiːvieɪtɪd/ /əˈbɹi.viˌeɪ.tɪd/

To shorten by omitting parts or details.

"To save time, the teacher abbreviated the instructions for the project. "