The phrase "a determinative" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to grammar or linguistics, where it refers to a word or phrase that determines the reference of a noun.
Example: "In the sentence 'The cat is on the mat,' 'the' functions as a determinative that specifies which cat is being referred to."
Alternatives: "a determiner" or "a specifying word".
It may be a factor, but not a determinative one.
For many of them, it is a determinative voting issue.
Nor does it seem that Justice Alito would play a determinative role in such a case in any event, given what is known about the other justices' views.
Finding a determinative biological quirk, deviation or marker could prompt religious extremists who now want gays in reparative psychotherapy to focus on medical interventions instead.
The story moves gracefully back and forth from her deathbed, surrounded by children, neighbours and nurse, to her past and particularly to a determinative weekend love affair.
Intricate as it sounds, the interpretation of Section 5 may answer a determinative question: Is there any issue of federal law in this case, or is it only a matter of Florida law?
A hieroglyph can represent a word, a sound, or a silent determinative; and the same symbol can serve different purposes in different contexts.
"It couldn't be more important for us to restore people's faith that when we say who won a race, that's who actually won in a final, determinative manner," said Mark Halperin, the ABC News political director.
Therefore, it can be anticipated that environmental conditions, especially the amount of water in the natural habitat in which an organism (fungus or bacterium) lives, can be a major determinative factor in the evolutionary development of various microbial cellulolytic systems.
Therefore, it can be anticipated that environmental conditions, especially the amount of water in the natural habitat in which an organism (fungus or bacterium) lives, can be a major determinative factor in the evolutionary development of various microbial cellulolytic systems, e.g. with or without CBMs.
As a proof-of-concept, our results indicate that the structural configuration is a major determinative factor, which can largely dictate the final electrical and electrochemical properties of the nanocomposite nanofibers.
