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Webster 1913 Edition
Determinative
De-ter′mi-na-tive
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
déterminatif
.] Having power to determine; limiting; shaping; directing; conclusive.
Incidents . . .
determinative
of their course. I. Taylor.
Determinative tables
(Nat. Hist.)
, tables presenting the specific character of minerals, plants, etc., to assist in determining the species to which a specimen belongs.
De-ter′mi-na-tive
,Noun.
That which serves to determine.
Explanatory
determinatives
. . . were placed after words phonetically expressed, in order to serve as an aid to the reader in determining the meaning. I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
Webster 1828 Edition
Determinative
DETERMINATIVE
,Adj.
1.
That uncontrollably directs to a certain end.The determinative power of a just cause.
2.
Limiting; that limits or bounds; as, a word may be determinative and limit the subject.