Determinative \De*ter"mi*na*tive\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]terminatif.] Having power to determine; limiting; shaping; directing; conclusive. [1913 Webster] Incidents . . . determinative of their course. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] {Determinative tables} (Nat. Hist.), tables presenting the specific character of minerals, plants, etc., to assist in determining the species to which a specimen belongs. [1913 Webster]