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determinate
de·ter·mi·nate [ di túrminət ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. limited: having exact and definite limits
2.  ( formal )
Same as  determined
3. botany having stems ending in bud: describes a pattern of flowering in which primary and secondary stems end in a flower bud and stop growing.
See also  indeterminate (sense 6)


de·ter·mi·na·cy [ di túrminəssee ] noun
de·ter·mi·nate·ly adverb
de·ter·mi·nate·ness noun
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