determinate

• Adjektiv, das etwas mit genau festgelegten, klar abgegrenzten Grenzen oder einer bestimmten Form bezeichnet; in Umfang oder Charakter festgelegt.

An adjective meaning having exact and discernible limits or form; fixed in scope or nature. Now largely replaced by 'determinate' in technical contexts or 'definite' in general use.

1. Fixed or definiteC1formal

   Having exact and clearly definable limits; fixed or settled.

   Bestimmt

   • The contract has a determinate duration of three years.
   • The judge gave a determinate sentence of ten years.
   • The determinate boundaries of the property were clearly marked.

   Synonymedefiniteestablishedexactexplicitfixedprecisesettledspecific

   Antonymeimpreciseindefiniteindeterminateuncertainundeterminedunfixedvague

2. Botany: limited growthC2formalscientific

   Describing a plant or inflorescence where the main stem ends in a flower or bud, stopping further growth.

   Determinant

   • Determinate tomatoes grow to a fixed height and ripen all at once.
   • The determinate inflorescence of the plant produces a terminal flower.
   • Gardeners often prefer determinate varieties for easier harvesting.

   Synonymecymosedefinitelimited

   Antonymeindeterminate