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determinate 1. a. able to be predicted or deduced b. (of an effect) obeying the law of causality 2. Botany (of an inflorescence) having the main and branch stems ending in flowers and unable to grow further; cymose determinate [də′tər·mə·nət] (science and technology) Bounded by definite limits. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When historians enshrine the past in certainty and such historical determinacy grounds subsequent dogmatism, the historian's labor refutes the theological exercise. Like classic epic tales, Wittman's Gwan Goong stories take on a "flat" tone of surface action that ignores the more novelistic exploration of psychological determinacy. The key aspect of the hydraulic model of wartime rape is its context-insensitive determinacy. |
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