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  • noun Plural form of determinate.

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Examples

  • I took the idea of being yourself as one of the primary determinates of happiness, and mulled over in my mind the possible ways I could approach it.

    How to Double Your Readers: Trust Your Material | Write to Done 2008

  • Seniors should be allowed to drive for as long as they are able to, and age should not be the sole criteria that determinates a driver's future, They should all be retested periodically in order to meet a real standard, rather than be allowed to drive under the assumption that they are safe and good drivers.

    Robert Jay Stahl: Why? 2009

  • There the properties themselves are determinates falling under a determinable, e.g., crimson and scarlet under red, red under color.

    Plato's Middle Period Metaphysics and Epistemology Silverman, Allan 2008

  • I believe what Larry is saying is that the shallow earth/shallow ocean time constants are the main determinates of short 100 year climate variation. steven mosher

    Unthreaded #20 « Climate Audit 2007

  • “Predicates and Properties”, it is appropriate here to discuss some issues in which the distinction between predicates and properties intersects the distinction between determinables and determinates in ways not explicitly connected with conjunctive and disjunctive.

    Determinates vs. Determinables Sanford, David H. 2006

  • Perhaps his point can be expressed as follows: no two-place relation of resemblance groups determinates under a determinable, although a three-place relation can be useful for this purpose.

    Determinates vs. Determinables Sanford, David H. 2006

  • In all the forthcoming uses of the Munsell color names, they should be understood as names of determinables rather than determinates.

    Determinates vs. Determinables Sanford, David H. 2006

  • The view that determinables are equivalent to infinite disjunctions of determinates seems to be consistent, it also seems to run counter to the goal of Gillett and Rives to achieve a sparse ontology.

    Determinates vs. Determinables Sanford, David H. 2006

  • Arthur N. Prior takes up the question of structural propositions that relate determinates to determinables in the two-part article

    Determinates vs. Determinables Sanford, David H. 2006

  • Regarding a determinable such as between 50 and 100 milliseconds as equivalent to an infinite disjunction of determinates might allow uninstantiated properties into the ontology.

    Determinates vs. Determinables Sanford, David H. 2006

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