deciding
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de·cid·ing
(dĭ-sī′dĭng)adj.
Determining or able to determine an outcome: the deciding factor; the deciding vote.
deciding
(dɪˈsaɪdɪŋ)adj
powerfully and finally influencing a decision; decisive
de•cid•ing
(dɪˈsaɪ dɪŋ)adj.
settling a question or dispute; determining; decisive: the deciding vote.
[1650–60]
de•cid′ing•ly, adv.
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Noun | 1. | deciding - the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making" officiating, officiation, refereeing, umpirage - the act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent" higher cognitive process - cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use determination - deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature; "the determination of grammatical inflections" eclectic method, eclecticism - making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style groupthink - decision making by a group (especially in a manner that discourages creativity or individual responsibility) closure, resolution, settlement - something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "they finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure" change of mind, flip-flop, turnabout, turnaround, reversal - a decision to reverse an earlier decision alternative, option, choice - one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse" |
Adj. | 1. | deciding - having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle" decisive - determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence" |
deciding
adjective determining, chief, prime, significant, critical, crucial, principal, influential, decisive, conclusive Cost was the deciding factor in our final choice.
deciding
adjectiveDetermining or having the power to determine an outcome:
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deciding
[dɪˈsaɪdɪŋ] ADJ → decisivo, determinantethe deciding factor → el factor decisivo or determinante
the deciding goal/point → el gol/punto decisivo
the deciding vote → el voto decisivo