Determinateness

de;ter;mi;nate pronunciation: function: adjective etymology: middle english, from latin determinatus, past participle of determinaredate: 14th century 1 : having defined limits lt;a determinate period of timegt;2 : definitely settled lt;a determinate order of precedencegt;3 : conclusively determined : definitive lt;a determinate answergt;4 : characterized by sequential flowering from the central or uppermost bud to the lateral or basal buds; also : characterized by growth in which the main stem ends in an inflorescence and stops growing with only branches from the main stem having further and similarly restricted growth lt;determinate tomato plantsgt; — compare indeterminate 45 : relating to, being, or undergoing egg cleavage in which each division irreversibly separates portions of the zygote with specific potencies for further development— de;ter;mi;nate;ly adverb — de;ter;mi;nate;ness noun