determinate

adj 1: precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed

by rule or by a specific and constant cause; "a

determinate distance"; "a determinate number";

"determinate variations in animals" [ant: {indeterminate}]

2: (botany) not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex;

"determinate growth" [ant: {indeterminate}]

3: supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement; "a

definitive verdict"; "a determinate answer to the problem"

[syn: {definitive}]