different between finding vs determination

English

Etymology

From Middle English fyndyng, Old English findincge; equivalent to find +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa?nd??/
• Hyphenation: find?ing

Noun

finding (plural findings)

1. A result of research or an investigation.
2. (law) A formal conclusion by a judge, jury or regulatory agency on issues of fact.
3. That which is found, a find, a discovery.
4. The act of discovering something by chance, an instance of finding something by chance.
5. (Canada, US, generally plural) Tools or materials used in shoe making or repair. [from 19th century]
6. A self-contained component of assembled jewellery. [from 19th century]

Derived terms

• fault-finding, faultfinding
• findings
• key finding
• wayfinding

Translations

Verb

finding

1. present participle of find

References

• “finding, n.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2016

English

Etymology

From Middle English determinacion, determynacioun, from Old French determinacion, from Latin d?termin?ti?.Morphologically determine +? -ation

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??t??m??ne???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

determination (countable and uncountable, plural determinations)

1. The act of determining, or the state of being determined.

2. Bringing to an end; termination; limit.
   • 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 13:

     So should that beauty which you hold in lease

     Find no determination: then you were

     Yourself again after yourself's decease ...

3. Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.
4. The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness.
5. (countable) The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.
6. (countable) That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.
7. A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part

8. (countable) The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.

9. The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents.
10. The addition of a distinguishing feature to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent; -- the opposite of generalization.
11. The act of determining the relations of an object, such as genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification

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Danish

Noun

determination c (singular definite determinationen, plural indefinite determinationer)

1. determination

Declension

Further reading

• “determination” in Den Danske Ordbog