how to pronounce determinant

/dɪˈtɜː.mɪ.nənt/

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An example use of determinant in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… matter and for a determinant way to deal …”

meanings of determinant

noun:

A scalar that encodes certain characteristics of a given transformation matrix; the unique scalar function over square matrices which is distributive over matrix multiplication, multilinear in the rows and columns, and takes the value 1 for the unit matrix; abbreviated as: det.
A determining factor; an element that determines the nature of something.
Something that causes a nuclease to cut at a specified point.
A substance that causes a cell to adopt a particular fate.

adjective:

Serving to determine or limit; determinative.

determinant frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word determinant occurs in english on average 2.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics determinant can be related to

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1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;