determinate

Example Sentences

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Late-season blossom removal: Tomatoes come in two basic shapes: determinate and indeterminate.

From Seattle Times

Cohen calls questions that yield a single answer “determinate” and those with many possible answers “indeterminate.”

From Scientific American

Now, from this base grows a political structure of a determinate character.

From Salon

But the suspension should be “for a determinate period sufficient to protect against imminent harm,” which could include a permanent ban, the board concluded.

From Reuters

“These are serious crimes that require the most serious of consequences, which is why a judge or jury sentences the individual to a lengthy determinate sentence, life imprisonment, or life imprisonment without parole,” Hogan said.

From Washington Times