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Determinate

Having defined limits; not uncertain or arbitrary; fixed; established; definite.

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Conclusive 84% connected

Belonging to a close or termination; decisive; convincing; putting an end to debate or question; leading to, or involving, a conclusion or decision.

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Conclusive 84% connected

Belonging to a close or termination; decisive; convincing; putting an end to debate or question; leading to, or involving, a conclusion or decision.

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Cymose 84% connected

Alt. of Cymous

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Cymose 84% connected

Alt. of Cymous

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Fixed 84% connected

of Fix

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Fixed 84% connected

of Fix

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Definiteness 74% connected

The state of being definite; determinateness; precision; certainty.

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Definiteness 74% connected

The state of being definite; determinateness; precision; certainty.

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Definitive 92% connected

Determinate; positive; final; conclusive; unconditional; express.

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Indeterminate 94% connected

Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not precise; as, an indeterminate number of years.

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Indeterminate 94% connected

Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not precise; as, an indeterminate number of years.

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Amercement noun · 78% connection

The infliction of a penalty at the discretion of the court; also, a mulct or penalty thus imposed. It differs from a fine,in that the…

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Arbitrary adjective · 78% connection

Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment.

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Astatic adjective · 78% connection

Having little or no tendency to take a fixed or definite position or direction: thus, a suspended magnetic needle, when rendered astat…

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Bounded adjective · 78% connection

having the limits or boundaries established; "a delimited frontier through the disputed region"

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Cohort noun · 78% connection

A group studied together because its members share a relevant feature or starting point.

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Compass noun · 78% connection

Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; -- used with within.

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Conventionalism noun · 78% connection

That which is received or established by convention or arbitrary agreement; that which is in accordance with the fashion, tradition, o…

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Coordinate noun · 78% connection

Lines, or other elements of reference, by means of which the position of any point, as of a curve, is defined with respect to certain…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: defined, limits, uncertain, arbitrary, fixed.
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Customary adjective · 78% connection

Agreeing with, or established by, custom; established by common usage; conventional; habitual.

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Definable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being defined, limited, or explained; determinable; describable by definition; ascertainable; as, definable limits; definab…

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Definite adjective · 78% connection

Having certain or distinct; determinate in extent or greatness; limited; fixed; as, definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definit…

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Delimited adjective · 78% connection

having the limits or boundaries established; "a delimited frontier through the disputed region"

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Disestablishment noun · 78% connection

The act or process of unsettling or breaking up that which has been established; specifically, the withdrawal of the support of the st…

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Dogma noun · 78% connection

A formally stated and authoritatively settled doctrine; a definite, established, and authoritative tenet.

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Epoch noun · 78% connection

An arbitrary fixed date, for which the elements used in computing the place of a planet, or other heavenly body, at any other date, ar…

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Establish adjective · 78% connection

To set up in business; to place advantageously in a fixed condition; -- used reflexively; as, he established himself in a place; the e…

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Exorbitant adjective · 78% connection

Departing from an orbit or usual track; hence, deviating from the usual or due course; going beyond the appointed rules or established…

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Free superl. · 78% connection

Not under an arbitrary or despotic government; subject only to fixed laws regularly and fairly administered, and defended by them from…

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