determinant

determinant
[dɪˈtəːmɪnənt]
noun

a factor which decisively affects the nature or outcome of something
（影响事物本质或结果的）决定性因素
pure force of will was the main determinant of his success.
他成功的主要决定性因素是他纯粹的意志力。
■(Biology)a gene or other factor which determines the character and development of a cell or group of cells in an organism, a set of which forms an individual's idiotype
(生)决定子，因子；决定簇，决定因素
(Mathematics)a quantity obtained by the addition of products of the elements of a square matrix according to a given rule
(数)行列式，方阵

adjective

语源

early 17th cent.: from Latin determinant- 'determining', from the verb determinare (see determine)

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