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determine

verb
de·​ter·​mine di-ˈtər-mən dē-
determined; determining
transitive verb
1a to fix conclusively or authoritatively
1b law : to decide by judicial sentence
1c to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possibilities
1d resolve
2a to fix the form, position, or character of beforehand : ordain
2b to bring about as a result : regulate
3a to fix the boundaries of
3b to limit in extent or scope
3c to put or set an end to : terminate

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determine

verb
de·​ter·​mine di-ˈtər-mən dē-
determined; determining
transitive verb
1a to fix conclusively or authoritatively
1b law : to decide by judicial sentence
1c to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possibilities
1d resolve
2a to fix the form, position, or character of beforehand : ordain
2b to bring about as a result : regulate
3a to fix the boundaries of
3b to limit in extent or scope
3c to put or set an end to : terminate

11 Nov 2022 at 16:37 | Open on mastodon.art
Algot

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4 to find out or come to a decision about by investigation, reasoning, or calculation
5 biology : to bring about the determination (see determination sense 7) of
intransitive verb
1 to come to a decision
2 to come to an end or become void

11 Nov 2022 at 16:38 | Open on mastodon.art
Algot

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bematist

noun
/ bēma-tist /
archaic
a specialist in ancient Greece and Egypt in making accurate measurement of distance by the use of consistent paces.
Origin: bematistae (Ancient Greek βηματισταί

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Alexander the Great employed bematists to keep track of the distance that he traveled during his campaigns.

a striding pedestrian figure (Honestly, what other illustration would make sense for this wonderful word.)
7 Jul 2022 at 12:24 | Open on mastodon.art
Algot

This word is so archaic that it is not listed as a word by Merriam-Webster or Lexico. Bematists do have an entry in Wikipedia from which I have derived this definition. It may be fitting that the word on offer from Merriam-Webster was inscrutable (unfathomable).

Naturally, that word already previously used here, that lead me to seek a different word.

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7 Jul 2022 at 12:27 | Open on mastodon.art
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