determines
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All of this relies on viscosity, the property that determines how easily a liquid flows.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2026
The price of oil on the global market determines how much the UK pays for it.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
She said OpenAI aims to immediately revoke access to its services as soon as it determines that a user broke one of its rules.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
U.S. law restricts foreign investors from owning more than 25% of a company that holds an FCC broadcast license — unless the commission determines that such an ownership structure would “serve the public interest.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
So the best answer we can give to our question depends on how high a particle energy we have at our disposal, because this determines on how small a length scale we can look.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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