the act of determining, or the state of being determined.-bringing to an end; termination; limit.-direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.-the quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness.-the state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.-that which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.-a flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part; as, a determination of blood to the head.-the act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.; as, the determination of the ohm or of the wave length of light; the determination of the salt in sea water, or the oxygen in the air.-the act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents.-the addition of a differentia to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent; -- the opposite of generalization.-the act of determining the relations of an object, as regards genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification; as, i am indebted to a friend for the determination of most of these shells.