determinée

Determinée is the feminine form of the French adjective déterminé, meaning determined, settled, or definite. It is used to describe feminine nouns and pronouns, and its sense can reflect personal resolve or a fixed quality depending on the context. For example, in phrases like "Elle est déterminée à réussir" the word expresses determination, while in "une décision déterminée" or "une valeur déterminée" it signals that something is definite or specified.

Etymology and usage: déterminée derives from Latin determinatus, through Old French determiner, sharing a root with related terms such as détermination and déterminer. In grammar, déterminée agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies. The masculine form is déterminé; the plural forms are déterminés (masculine) and déterminées (feminine).

Relation to mathematics and science: in technical disciplines, the related noun déterminant is used for the mathematical concept of a determinant. The feminine adjective form déterminée is not a mathematical term in its own right, but it can appear in general descriptions of fixed or determined quantities.

Usage notes: déterminée is a standard lexical item in French and appears across literature, journalism, and everyday speech. It should not be confused with a proper noun; there is no widely recognized person, place, or brand simply named Determinée in common reference. In stylized titles or branding, accents may be omitted, yielding forms such as Determinée, but the conventional spelling remains déterminée.