determination

Universal Words noun 1 [U] (to do sth) the quality that makes you continue trying to do sth even when this is difficult: fierce / grim / dogged determination * He fought the illness with courage and determination. * I admire her determination to get it right. * They had survived by sheer determination. 2 [U] (formal) the process of deciding sth officially: factors influencing the determination of future policy 3 [U,C] (technical) the act of finding out or calculating sth: Both methods rely on the accurate determination of the pressure of the gas.