Determinant

[dɪ'tɜːmɪnənt] or [dɪ'tɝmɪnənt]

解释:

(noun.) a determining or causal element or factor; 'education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life'.

(noun.) a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations.

汉娜录入--From WordNet

解释:

(a.) Serving to determine or limit; determinative.

(n.) That which serves to determine; that which causes determination.

(n.) The sum of a series of products of several numbers, these products being formed according to certain specified laws

(n.) A mark or attribute, attached to the subject or predicate, narrowing the extent of both, but rendering them more definite and precise.

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