- present tense form of determine (3rd person singular).
determines
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It also determines how broadly the technology can spread, keeping it affordable for startups and small businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The Financial Times reported that the mismatch was due to OpenAI investors trying to directly compare its annualized revenues with rival Anthropic, which determines this number differently.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Known to physicists as big G, this fundamental number determines the strength of gravitational attraction throughout the universe.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
A trial of the facts is an option that is open to prosecutors if a court determines that a person is unfit to stand trial and criminal proceedings cannot go ahead.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
A choice made by the manufacturer when the computer was designed determines this, and nothing can change it now.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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