determinate

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1. 1.Conclusive; decisive; positive. The determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God. Acts ii.
2. 2.3. Determined or resolved upon. [Obs.] My determinate voyage. Shak.
3. 3.Of determined purpose; resolute. [Obs.] More determinate to do than skillful how to do. Sir P. Sidney. Determinate inflorescence (Bot.), that in which the flowering commences with the terminal bud of a stem, which puts a limit to its growth; -- also called centrifugal inflorescence. -- Determinate problem (Math.), a problem which admits of a limited number of solutions. -- Determinate quantities, Determinate equations (Math.), those that are finite in the number of values or solutions, that is, in which the conditions of the problem or equation determine the number.
4. 4.To bring to an end; to determine. See Determine. [Obs.] The sly, slow hours shall not determinate The dateless limit of thy dear exile. Shak.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is conclusive; decisive; positive. The determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God. Acts ii called?
• What is 3. Determined or resolved upon. [Obs.] My determinate voyage. Shak called?
• What is to bring to an end; to determine. See Determine. [Obs.] The sly, slow hours shall not determinate The dateless limit of thy dear exile. Shak called?