DECISIVE FACTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does decisive factor mean? 

• DECISIVE FACTOR (noun)
  The noun DECISIVE FACTOR has 1 sense:

1. a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively

  Familiarity information: DECISIVE FACTOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DECISIVE FACTOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

clincher; decisive factor

Hypernyms ("decisive factor" is a kind of...):

causal factor; determinant; determinative; determiner; determining factor (a determining or causal element or factor)

 Context examples 

The decisive factor used to help segregate the study subject into a stratum group.

(Defined Stratification Criterion, NCI Thesaurus)