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Where does “determinize” come from?

determinize (English) comes from English determine, from Middle English determinen, from Old French determiner, from Latin dēterminare, from Latin terminare, from Latin Terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine — boundary, end.

determinize (English): To remove non-determinism in an automaton; to...

Definitions

  1. To remove non-determinism in an automaton; to...

Ancestry of “determinize”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdetermineTo set the boundaries or limits of; To ascertain...
2Middle Englishdeterminen—
3Old Frenchdeterminer—
4Latindēterminare—
5Latinterminarepresent active infinitive of terminō;...
6LatinTerminus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
8Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
9Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
10Proto-Italictermenos—
11Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

Words derived from “determinize”

  • determinization
  • determinizable
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