determinant
Example Sentences
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Productivity, a crucial determinant of the economy’s long-term health, increased at its fastest pace in two years in the third quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
The most important determinant of housing affordability is also the least glamorous.
From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026
“Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery confirms that the stand-alone platform era is ending, with scale becoming the primary determinant of competitiveness.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025
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
Our comparison begins with food production, a major determinant of local population size and societal complexity—hence an ultimate factor behind the conquest.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
