determinierter

Determinierter is a German adjective derived from the verb determinieren (to determine or to fix). As an adjective it is used to describe something that has been determined, fixed, or specified. The form is most commonly encountered in attributive position (before a noun) or in predicative constructions, and it follows standard German adjective declension patterns.

In German grammar, determinierter can take different endings depending on case, gender, number, and the presence of a determiner. For example, in the masculine nominative singular, the form is determinierter; in the feminine nominative singular it is determinierte; in the neuter it is determinertes, and in the plural determinierte. The endings shift similarly to other adjectives when used without a determiner or after definite determiners, according to common declension rules.

Usage and nuance: determinierter emphasizes that a value, state, or result has already been fixed or established. It is common in everyday language and in technical writing where a specific outcome or condition is described as having been determined in advance. In technical contexts, German often prefers deterministisch to express strict determinism (for example, deterministischer Algorithmus), whereas determinierter tends to convey a qualitative sense of a particular thing being determined rather than describing the nature of a process.

See also: determinismus, deterministisch, Bestimmung, Determination.