determinant

nouns

a determining or causal element or factor
"education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"
causal factor, determinant, determinative, determiner, determining factor
is derived from
determine
the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself
antigenic determinant, determinant, epitope
a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations
determinant
is a type of (narrower)
a matrix with the same number of rows and columns
square matrix

adjectives

having the power or quality of deciding
"the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"
deciding, determinant, determinative, determining
is derived from
determine
is derived from
determine