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.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, determination is tagged as noun.
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