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determinant

[dih-tur-muh-nuhnt] / dɪˈtɜr mə nənt /














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On admissions, he said tests “should be part of the process, not a determinant factor.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

The other key determinant of the copper price in recent years has been the growing impact of geopolitics, deglobalization, disrupted supply chains and resource autonomy.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

You can test how “nicely” a function moves everything around in space by calculating something called the Jacobian determinant.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

But the bigger determinant of fuel prices is the global market.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

A study indicates that whether or not a department has a mathematics or a statistics requirement is the most important single determinant of where a woman will attend graduate school to study political science.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

And you can’t talk about health without addressing its broader social determinants: housing, food security and financial stability.

From MarketWatch Apr. 23, 2026

Along with neighbouring Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent is the first Marmot council in Wales - this means it is committed to reducing health inequalities by addressing social determinants such as education, employment, and housing.

From BBC Apr. 18, 2026

The authors also stress that broader use of GLP-1 medications must account for social and commercial determinants of health, such as cost, insurance coverage, and overall access.

From Science Daily Feb. 11, 2026

UT Austin also educates medical professionals in “social determinants of health,” according to its website.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 7, 2025

It is clear by this that sex of rearing, rather than genetic determinants, plays a greater role in the establishment of gender identity.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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