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DETERMINATENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being predictable with great confidence
Synonyms:
definiteness; determinateness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("determinateness" is a kind of...):
predictability (the quality of being predictable)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "determinateness"):
conclusiveness; decisiveness; finality (the quality of being final or definitely settled)
Derivation:
determinate (supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement)
determinate (precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause)
