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Determining factor

noun

A determining or causal element or factor. Synonyms: causal factor, determinant, determinative, determiner.

An argument that is conclusive. Synonyms: clincher, determiner.

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"Determining factor" Quotes from Famous Books

... me then, in the discussion following, that Mr. Watling's gift of persuasion, though great, was not the determining factor in Mr. Gorse's decision. He, too, possessed boldness, though he preferred caution. Nor did the friendship between the two enter into the transaction. I was impressed more strongly than ever with the fact that a lawsuit was seldom a mere private affair between two persons ...

— The Crossing • Winston Churchill

Words linked to "Determining factor" : causal factor, cognitive factor, influence, statement, decisive factor, argument, clincher, determiner