Scrabble?! DETERMINATION

Definitions of DETERMINATION in various dictionaries:

noun - the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

noun - the quality of being determined to do or achieve something

noun - a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

noun - deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature

noun - the act of making up your mind about something

The act of making or arriving at a decision.

The decision reached.

Firmness of purpose; resolve: approached the task with determination and energy.

A fixed intention or resolution: returned to school with a determination to finish.

The settling of a question or case by an authoritative decision or pro noun cement, especially by a judicial body: The choice of a foster home was left to the determination of the court.

The decision or pro noun cement made.

The ascertaining or fixing of the quantity, quality, position, or character of something: a determination of the ship’s longitude; a determination of the mass of the universe.

The result of such ascertaining.

A fixed movement or tendency toward an object or end.

Logic.

The defining of a concept through its constituent elements.

The qualification of a concept or proposition to render it more definite or specific.