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Decisive

Decisive

1. Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive. A decisive, irrevocable doom. bates. Decisive campaign. Macaulay. Decisive proof.

2. Marked by promptness and decision. A noble instance of this attribute of the decisive character. (j. Foster)

Synonym: decided, positive, conclusive. See decided.

Decisively, Decisiveness.

Origin: cf. F. Decisif. See decision.


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B.S and M.S in Bio, no job

... wanting to get to work and starts at a lesser salary level. The MS is neither here nor there - seen as not having the drive to get a PhD nor being decisive enough to face the work world with a BS. Where we do hire MS - they are typically brought in at the level we'd hire a BS tho' paid a bit better ...

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by JorgeLobo
Fri Jan 30, 2009 11:57 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: B.S and M.S in Bio, no job
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Re: Chlorine: Fertileizer or killer of mold?

ok we're scientific people and we must build up our views according to the results it's clear now that temperature is the main decisive factor >>> not the only, but the main one I guess that chlorine hasn't that omprtant effect on the mold and it's clear from you experiment ________________ ...

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by himmel
Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:58 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Chlorine: Fertileizer or killer of mold?
Replies: 5
Views: 1108

Chlorine: Fertileizer or killer of mold?

maybe the chlorine did not affect the mold at all(which is in itself strange) and the temperature was the only decisive factor. my guess is molds should grow best at room temperature

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by MrMistery
Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:12 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Chlorine: Fertileizer or killer of mold?
Replies: 5
Views: 1108

Proving Darwin's theory

... a fern with 2n=1246(or something like that). But while I agree the small number of chromosomes was a factor in picking Drosophila it was not the decisive one. The decisive one was that the polytene chromosomes were easy to observe even with the microscopes available back in Morgan's time. Now ...

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by MrMistery
Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:47 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Proving Darwin's theory
Replies: 11
Views: 1677

I've had enough!

... without coordinated international attention and what would be most mandatory in this particular context is that the public should decide to act as decisive monitor. Tam has advised all of us to do just what your new project is aiming at Randy. Why can’t you give this guy a break? You are always ...

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by Sabrina
Fri Sep 22, 2006 7:51 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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