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(), a.[L. determinans, p. pr. of determinare: cf. F. dterminant.] Serving to determine or limit; determinative. Deter"minant n. 1. That which serves to determine; that which causes determination. 2. (Math.) The sum of a series of products of several numbers, these products being formed according to certain specified laws; thus, the determinant of the nine numbers a, b, c,a, b, c,a, b, c, is a b c - a b c + a b c] - a b c + a b c. The determinant is written by placing the numbers from which it is formed in a square between two vertical lines. The theory of determinants forms a very important branch of modern mathematics. 3. (Logic) A mark or attribute, attached to the subject or predicate, narrowing the extent of both, but rendering them more definite and precise. Abp. Thomson. スポンサード リンク
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