1. present participle of determine; establishing or deciding something with certainty
Usage: formal or technical usage

1. serving to determine or settle; having the power to decide or fix something
Usage: rare or archaic; formal

Examples

• The scientist is determinating the exact composition of the sample.
• Several factors are determinating the outcome of the election.
• The court is determinating liability in this case.
• A determinating factor in their decision was the cost of the project.
• The evidence proved determinating in solving the mystery.