determinant

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Analysts note that GPU momentum will be an important determinant of the stock’s direction, as investors assess whether the Instinct MI400 is catching on.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

“Housing is the biggest determinant of health outcomes including heart disease,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

The most important determinant of housing affordability is also the least glamorous.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

These new defenestrations of the “Lean In” perspective are rejections of the individual work ethic as a core determinant of success.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

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