Definition of determination noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [uncountable] the quality that makes you continue trying to do something even when this is difficult. He fought the illness with courage and determination. They had survived by sheer determination.
Determination is a positive emotional feeling that promotes persevering towards a difficult goal in spite of obstacles. [2][3] Determination occurs prior to goal attainment and serves to motivate behavior that will help achieve one's goal.
Determination is the quality that you show when you have decided to do something and you will not let anything stop you. Everyone concerned acted with great courage and determination. He reaffirmed their determination to tackle inflation. His cooking reflects a determination to acknowledge his northern roots.
The ascertaining or fixing of the quantity, quality, position, or character of something: a determination of the ship's longitude; a determination of the universe's mass.
a fixed purpose or intention: It is my determination to suppress vice. the fixing or settling of amount, limit, character, etc.: the determination of a child's allowance.
The sense of determination, as making up your mind about something, finds its roots in an Old French word meaning “decision," such as the judge's determination that the man was guilty, or the panel's determination that the chocolate was too bitter.
Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion. The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness; fortitude. Through sheer determination, we managed to escape from the tornado. (countable) The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.
The ascertaining or fixing of the quantity, quality, position, or character of something: a determination of the ship's longitude; a determination of the universe's mass.