noun
- plural of determinator; things or people that determine or decide something
- in linguistics, words that determine or specify nouns (such as articles, demonstratives, or possessives); variant or less common term for determiners
Usage: rare in standard usage; more common in technical or specialized contexts
Usage: technical; linguistics
Examples
- The key determinators of success in business are planning and execution.
- Environmental factors are important determinators of plant growth.
- In the sentence 'the cat,' the word 'the' functions as one of the determinators.
- Genetic and environmental determinators both influence human development.
- Price and quality are major determinators of consumer choice.