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determinant

[dih-tur-muh-nuhnt] / dɪˈtɜr mə nənt /














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On admissions, he said tests “should be part of the process, not a determinant factor.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

After your basic financial needs are met, climate may be the single biggest determinant of day-to-day happiness.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

It is straightforward to come up with examples of functions that merge points, and also examples of polynomial mappings that have a constant Jacobian determinant.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

A paycheck isn’t the only determinant of where Americans place themselves on the socioeconomic ladder.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

Culture to us seems the great determinant of how human beings conduct themselves; in the relentless academic debate between “nature and nurture,” it is the “nurture” school which commands greater support from the bystanders.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

"We hypothesized that the fitness determinants of cancer and our immune cells may not be so different," he said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

And you can’t talk about health without addressing its broader social determinants: housing, food security and financial stability.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026

UT Austin also educates medical professionals in “social determinants of health,” according to its website.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

"To break free from the poverty trap, it is essential to first break the primary vicious circle by addressing its root causes - namely the key determinants of economic growth," he says.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2025

First, Dobzhansky noted, genotypes were not the sole determinants of phenotypes.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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