Willpower vs. Determination: What's the Difference?
Willpower and Determination Definitions
Willpower
The strength of will to carry out one's decisions, wishes, or plans.
Determination
Firmness of purpose; resolve
Approached the task with determination.
Willpower
The unwavering strength of will to carry out one's wishes.
Determination
A fixed intention or resolution
Returned to school with a determination to finish.
Willpower
The trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
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Determination
The ascertaining or fixing of the quantity, quality, position, or character of something
A determination of the ship's longitude.
A determination of the universe's mass.
Determination
The result of such ascertaining.
Determination
The act of making or arriving at a decision
After long determination, she decided to move to Utah.
Determination
The decision reached
It is my determination to sell the house.
Determination
The settling of a question or case by an authoritative decision or pronouncement, especially by a judicial body
The choice of a foster home was left to the determination of the court.
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Determination
The decision or pronouncement made.
Determination
The bringing about of a result or outcome
The determination of hair color by the genes.
Determination
(Archaic) A fixed movement or tendency toward an object or end.
Determination
The defining of a concept through its constituent elements.
Determination
The qualification of a concept or proposition to render it more definite or specific.
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Determination
The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
Through sheer determination, we managed to escape from the tornado.
Determination
Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.
Determination
The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness.
Determination
(countable) The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.
Determination
(countable) That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.
Determination
A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part
A determination of blood to the head
Determination
(countable) The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.
The determination of the wavelength of light
The determination of the level of salt in sea water
The determination of the oxygen in the air
Determination
The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents.
Determination
The addition of a distinguishing feature to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent.
Determination
The act of determining the relations of an object, such as genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification
I am indebted to a friend for the determination of most of these shells.
Determination
Bringing to an end; termination; limit.
Determination
The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
Determination
Bringing to an end; termination; limit.
A speedy determination of that war.
Determination
Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.
Remissness can by no means consist with a constant determination of the will . . . to the greatest apparent good.
Determination
The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness.
He only is a well-made man who has a good determination.
Determination
The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.
Determination
That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.
So bloodthirsty a determination to obtain convictions.
Determination
A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part; as, a determination of blood to the head.
Determination
The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.; as, the determination of the ohm or of the wave length of light; the determination of the salt in sea water, or the oxygen in the air.
Determination
The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents.
Determination
The act of determining the relations of an object, as regards genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification; as, I am indebted to a friend for the determination of most of these shells.
Determination
The act of determining the properties of something
Determination
The quality of being determined to do or achieve something;
His determination showed in his every movement
He is a man of purpose
Determination
A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration;
A decision unfavorable to the opposition
His conclusion took the evidence into account
Satisfied with the panel's determination
Determination
The act of making up your mind about something;
The burden of decision was his
He drew his conclusions quickly
