This is the 2869th most frequent Catalan word.
determinant
A "determinant" in Catalan refers to a word or element that determines or specifies something, often used in grammar to describe articles, possessives, and other modifiers.
Determinant is used here as an adjective meaning 'crucial' or 'decisive', describing the essential role the institution plays.
El paper d'aquesta institució és determinant en la política local.
The role of this institution is crucial in local politics.
Determinant is used as a noun referring to a mathematical construct in linear algebra that characterizes certain properties of matrices.
Les matemàtiques inclouen el concepte de determinant en àlgebra lineal.
Mathematics includes the concept of a determinant in linear algebra.
Determinant is used again as an adjective emphasizing the decisive impact of the committee's decision on the subject.