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Determinator vs. Determiner

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Determinatornoun

A determining factor.

Determinernoun

(grammar) A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.

Determinatornoun

(obsolete) One who determines.

Determinernoun

(grammar) A dependent function in a noun phrase marking the NP as definite or indefinite. This function is usually filled by words in the determinative class but may be filled by other elements such as a genitive pronoun.

Determinatornoun

One who determines.

Determinernoun

Something that determines, or helps someone to determine, something else.

Determinernoun

One who, or that which, determines or decides.

Determinernoun

an argument that is conclusive

Determinernoun

one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases

Determinernoun

a determining or causal element or factor;

‘education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life’;

Determiner

A determiner, also called determinative (abbreviated DET), is a word, phrase, or affix that occurs together with a noun or noun phrase and serves to express the reference of that noun or noun phrase in the context. That is, a determiner may indicate whether the noun is referring to a definite or indefinite element of a class, to a closer or more distant element, to an element belonging to a specified person or thing, to a particular number or quantity, etc.

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