Determinant

/dɪˈtɜːmɪnənt/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:17 pts11 letters

Definition of Determinant

noun

A determining factor; an element that determines the nature of something.
A scalar that encodes certain characteristics of a given transformation matrix; the unique scalar function over square matrices which is distributive over matrix multiplication, multilinear in the rows and columns, and takes the value 1 for the unit matrix; abbreviated as: det.
A substance that causes a cell to adopt a particular fate.

adjective

Serving to determine or limit; determinative.

Anagrams of Determinant

Exact Anagrams

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Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "determinant":

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10-LETTER WORDS

detainment terminated

9-LETTER WORDS

denitrate detriment entertain entrained interment intreated minareted netminder terminate

8-LETTER WORDS

admittee admitter antimere attender dementia detainer diameter indenter intender intermat interned intranet iterated mannered martinet+16 more

7-LETTER WORDS

adenine amender antired arenite ariette attired demerit

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "determinant" and rearranging:

+sdeterminants detrainments

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Rhyming Words

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