determiner

It seems like, for him, his sexuality isn’t necessarily a big determiner of his identity; it is a symptom of him wanting to explore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026

Ridley said the Official Golf World Rankings are "a legitimate determiner of who the best players in the game are" and because the Masters is an invitational event they can "adjust as necessary".

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2024

"Nobody should be the sole determiner of their own biases, but they maintain that," Lubet added.

From Reuters ● Nov. 13, 2023

If you think what's the number one determiner of your income level – it's your parents' income level, right?

From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2023

A determiner answers the question “Which one?” or “How many?”

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

"Supermarket buyers are some of the most powerful determiners of national diet."

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2016

Their impact is less significant in many developed countries, but they are important determiners of mortality in developing countries.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013

Within the nucleus, the chromosomes mysteriously move and divide, ranging themselves in age- old patterns that will serve to distribute the determiners of heredity, the genes, to the daughter cells.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Other common determiners include articles, as in the cat and this boy; quantifiers, as in some nights and all people; and numbers, as in sixteen tons.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

As the number of duplicate determiners increases it can be readily seen that the number of apparent blends of different degrees of intermediacy between the two extremes would rapidly increase.

From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Michael F. Guyer