Determining Factor

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Determining Factor

Definition: Determining Factor

Determining Factor

Noun

1. A determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life".

2. An argument that is conclusive.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Synonyms: Determining Factor

Synonyms: causal factor (n), clincher (n), determinant (n), determinative (n), determiner (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Determining Factor

English words defined with "determining factor": dialectic. (references)

Non-Fiction Usage: Determining Factor

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		A determining factor in the diagnosis of hereditary pancreatitis is two or more family members with pancreatitis in more than one generation. (references)
Business		Financing however, is the determining factor. (references)
		Price is the determining factor of what brand to purchase. (references)
		However, financing is the determining factor when it comes to buying costly agricultural equipment. (references)
Civil Liberties	Spain	In a March report, the Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner noted that violent youth groups, inspired or controlled by ETA, were a determining factor in maintaining a climate of terror in the region. (references)
Economic History	Yemen	Price is usually the determining factor, although quality and nationality of the product play a role. (references)
	Zimbabwe	The amount of rainfall has traditionally been the determining factor in Zimbabwe's agricultural productivity. (references)
Trade	Eq. Guinea	Supplier credit, therefore, is often a determining factor in a competitive sale. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Anagrams: Determining Factor

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-e-f-g-i-i-m-n-n-o-r-r-t-t"
	-3 letters: redintegration.
	-4 letters: antiforeigner, confederating, deteriorating, determination, ferrimagnetic, ferromagnetic, regimentation, reintegration, reorientating.
	-5 letters: androgenetic, determinator, enantiomeric, fermentation, geometrician, indoctrinate, intergrafted, interrogated, noncertified, nonirrigated, reconfirming, recriminated, redecorating, reformatting, reindictment, remaindering, retrodicting.
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Alternative Orthography: Determining Factor

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

44 65 74 65 72 6D 69 6E 69 6E 67 46 61 63 74 6F 72

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000100 01100101 01110100 01100101 01110010 01101101 01101001 01101110 01101001 01101110 01100111 00100000 01000110 01100001 01100011 01110100 01101111 01110010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

D e t e r m i n i n g   F a c t o r

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0044 0065 0074 0065 0072 006D 0069 006E 0069 006E 0067 0046 0061 0063 0074 006F 0072

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

38718671847975807580732406769868184

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