1. (

• determinate ,

) precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause; "a determinate distance"; "a determinate number"; "determinate variations in animals" ;

2. (

• determinate ,

) not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex; "determinate growth" ;

3. (

• definitive ,
• determinate

) supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement; "a definitive verdict"; "a determinate answer to the problem" ;