determination

/dɪˌtɜrmɪˈneɪʃən/
noun
  1. Firmness of purpose; the quality of being committed to achieving a goal.
    • The team showed great determination in coming back from a three-goal deficit.
    • With hard work and determination, he learned to play the piano.
    • Her determination to finish the marathon kept her going even when she was tired.
  2. The process of deciding or settling something officially.
    • There was a formal determination of the property boundaries.
    • The committee is responsible for the determination of the scholarship winners.
    • The court's determination of the case took several weeks.
  3. The act of finding out or calculating something exactly.
    • Accurate determination of the patient's blood pressure is important.
    • The determination of the speed of light was a major scientific achievement.
    • The surveyor made a careful determination of the land area.
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