determinansLogic and Philol.|dɪˌtɜːmɪˈnænz| [a. L. dēterminans, pres.pple. of dētermināre to determine.] The limiting or qualifying part of a proposition or expression. 1921[see determinandum].1961Brno Studies III. 13 Syntagmatic relations of the type ‘determinans—determinandum’.