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What is another word for Determinant? – 165 Determinant Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    factor element component ingredient part portion aspect feature characteristic attribute property quality trait mark sign indicator gauge measure criterion standard benchmark index parameter coefficient constant variable influencer contributor cause agent agency instrument means medium catalyst trigger motivator factor condition circumstance situation event occurrence happening incident experience determinant deciding factor crucial element key factor essential component vital part necessary ingredient

    Meaning of Determinant

    A fact or situation that influences the result of something or the way it happens.

    Definitions

    • A fact or situation that influences the result of something or the way it happens
    • * A mathematical term used to describe a value or expression that determines the nature of a matrix or a system of equations

    Etymology of Determinant

    The word "determinant" comes from the Latin "determinare," which means "to fix or settle" and is a combination of "de" (meaning "completely") and "terminare" (meaning "to set a boundary")
    Historically, the term has been used in mathematics since the 17th century to describe a value that determines the solvability of a system of equations

    Example Uses

    • The company's success was largely due to the determinant role of its innovative marketing strategy
    • * The determinant of a matrix is used to find its inverse and solve systems of linear equations
    • * Poverty is a significant determinant of health outcomes in many communities

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    insignificance irrelevance inconsequence triviality unimportance nonessential auxiliary secondary subordinate minor negligible inconsequential immaterial irrelevant noncritical unvital dispensable unnecessary redundant excessive peripheral marginal incidental fortuitous accidental coincidental random arbitrary capricious

    Related Nouns

    matrix equation system variable constant parameter coefficient factor element component ingredient part portion aspect feature characteristic attribute property quality trait mark sign indicator gauge measure criterion standard benchmark index

    Related Verbs

    influence affect shape determine decide fix settle define specify identify analyze evaluate assess measure calculate compute solve resolve decide influence condition occasion prompt trigger motivate cause produce effect

    Related Adjectives

    decisive crucial essential vital necessary important significant influential shaping defining identifying evaluative analytical computational mathematical statistical probabilistic causal conditional relative contextual situational environmental circumstantial incidental accidental