Determined

Pronunciation: /dɪˈtɜr.mɪnd/ Explain

A mathematical object is said to be determined by a set of conditions if no other object of the same type can fulfill that condition.[2] An object that is determined is said to be determinate, such as a determinate equation. Example: A line is determined by two points. This is because only one line can connect the two points.

How many unique lines can be drawn through two points? Click on the blue points and drag them to change the figure. Manipulative 1 - A Line is Determined by Two Points Created with GeoGebra.

References

1. McAdams, David E.. All Math Words Dictionary, determined. 2nd Classroom edition 20150108-4799968. pg 59. Life is a Story Problem LLC. January 8, 2015. Buy the book
2. Keller, Samuel Smith. Mathematics for Engineering Students, Plane and Solid Geometry. pg 117, def 3. www.archive.org. D. Van Nostrand Company. 1908. Last Accessed 7/3/2018. http://www.archive.org/stream/mathengineer00kellrich#page/117/mode/1up/search/determined. Buy the book

Cite this article as:

McAdams, David E. Determined. 12/21/2018. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. https://www.allmathwords.org/en/d/determined.html.

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• All images and manipulatives are by David McAdams unless otherwise stated. All images by David McAdams are Copyright © Life is a Story Problem LLC and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Revision History

12/21/2018: Reviewed and corrected IPA pronunication. (McAdams, David E.)
8/27/2018: Corrected spelling, added manipulative. (McAdams, David E.)
7/4/2018: Removed broken links, updated license, implemented new markup, implemented new Geogebra protocol. (McAdams, David E.)
5/5/2011: Initial version. (McAdams, David E.)