determinant, determiner, determinative, determining factor, causal factor
(noun) a determining or causal element or factor; “education is an important determinant of one’s outlook on life”
determiner, determinative
(noun) one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases
clincher, determiner, determining factor
(noun) an argument that is conclusive
Source: WordNet® 3.1
determiner (plural determiners)
(grammar) A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.
(grammar) A dependent function in a noun phrase marking the NP as definite or indefinite. This function is usually filled by words in the determinative class but may be filled by other elements such as a genitive pronoun.
Something that determines, or helps someone to determine, something else.
• (word class): determinative
• (grammatical function): determinative
• (word class): function word
• (word class): article (a/an, the), demonstrative determiner (this, those), possessive determiner, cardinal number (three, 50), quantifier (most, any, much, each)
predeterminer, central determiner, postdeterminer
Source: Wiktionary
De*ter"min*er, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, determines or decides.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
