determinant
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6.8
- noun
- /dɪˈtɜːrmɪnənt/
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determinante
- Overall, our results suggest that the price of housing is not a major determinant of child outcomes.
- social determinants
- determinants of health
- address social determinants
I think sexuality, it is a rather large determinant of human activity.
- I think sexuality, it is a rather large determinant of human activity.
- And what the key, the main determinant of that is the correct number of chromosomes.
- But to make it simple, there is not one golden thread for determinants of success.
- Ethnicity, culture, age, gender, all of these come into play as social determinants of mental health.
- It's not, you said about parents being the key determinant there.
- So the World Health Organization had a Commission on so-called social determinants of health.
- And even here, UNICEF would recommend that we go back to much more looking at the social determinants of nutrition as well.
- So do you think that the primary determinant of the ability to create wealth is headspace?
- And as a public health person, I've, I've always been very respectful of the social determinants of health.
- To the extent there may be biological determinants, there still require some nurture as well.
- So in other words, how you feel and whether you feel masculine or feminine is not a determinant of whether you're male or female, correct?
- So what we find a really strong determinant of how people do well or not in school is the expectations of the teachers.
Examples
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Her primary area of research explores the impact of structural factors and social determinants of health.
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Research shows that access to nutritious food is a crucial determinant of public health outcomes.
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And that ratio turns out to be a big determinant of economic growth.
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And in fact, where we stand in the cycle is the primary determinant of risk.
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The most important determinant of whether Americans go to college is whether they can find the money to pay for it.
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The relationship between doctors and nurses is a major determinant of the quality of the healthcare practice environment.
Academic text (2015) -
I am convinced that sleep is one of the key determinants of health, both performance and the way we age.
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Ethnicity, culture, age, gender, all of these come into play as social determinants of mental health.
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Cultural beliefs and practices have often and consistently been discussed as critical determinants of childbearing intentions.
Academic text (2011) -
Our findings provide new insights into potentially modifiable determinants of racial disparities in early childhood high BMI.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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3.7
A fact or condition that decides the result of something
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The main thing that makes one result happen
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A thing or condition that directly makes something happen
A thing that strongly affects something and makes it change
A person or thing that decides what will happen
Compounds
- Specialized
The small part of a germ or protein that an antibody sticks to
How Influential
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6.8
- Specialized
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4.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Determinant comes from the Latin determinare meaning 'to set limits' or 'decide', from de- and termin- ('end' or 'boundary'), like in determine. A determinant is a factor that 'decides' an outcome, so the origin explains why it means a key thing that shapes the result.