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确定性 (què dìng xìng) — definiteness, certainty; (mathematics) determinacy

Definition

noun
definitenesscertainty(mathematics) determinacy

Examples

  • 确定性。
    Zhè ge wèn tí de dá àn quē fá què dìng xìng.
    The answer to this question lacks definiteness.
  • ，确定性。
    Zài shù xué zhōng, què dìng xìng shì yí gè zhòng yào gài niàn.
    In mathematics, determinacy is an important concept.
  • 。
    Wǒ men xū yào zēng jiā jì huà dí què dìng xìng.
    We need to increase the definiteness of the plan.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

确定definite
确quèfirm定dìngsettle
联合Coordinate
性xìngquality

确定 means definite or settled, and 性 points to a quality, so 确定性 is the quality of being definite.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 確; 确 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
石石shírock
Sound part声符shēngfú
隺
隺hè確què
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 確 combines 石, a rock, with 隺 for its sound; the idea is something rock-solid and certain. The simplified 确 is a shorthand.

Open 确 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀mián
Sound part声符shēngfú
正
正zhèng定dìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

定 is built from 宀 and 正, with 正 supplying the sound.

Open 定 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
忄Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
生
生shēng性xìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

性 is built from 忄 (the heart) and 生 (a sound clue). The heart part connects the word to a person's inner nature or quality.

Open 性 →
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