determinans Logic and Philol.
(dɪˌtɜːmɪˈnænz)
[a. L. dēterminans, pres. pple. of dētermināre to determine.]
The limiting or qualifying part of a proposition or expression.
| 1921 [see determinandum]. 1961 Brno Studies III. 13 Syntagmatic relations of the type ‘determinans—determinandum’. |