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de·ter·mi·nant

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ADJECTIVE:

Determinative.

NOUN:

An influencing or determining element or factor: "Education is the second most important determinant of recreational participation" (John P. Robinson).
Mathematics The value computed from a square matrix of numbers by a rule of combining products of the matrix entries and that characterizes the solvablitity of simultaneous linear equations. Its absolute value can be interpreted as an area or volume.
Immunology A localized region on the surface of an antigen capable of eliciting an immune response and of combining with a specific antibody to counter that response. Also called epitope.

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