"determinateness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: determinatenesses [plural]
Etymology: From determinate + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|determinate|ness}} determinate + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|es}} determinateness (usually uncountable, plural determinatenesses)
  1. The quality or state of being determinate. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: determinacy

Inflected forms

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