Answer: determinants

AnswerCrossword Clue
determinantsA quantity obtained by the addition of products of the elements of a square matrix according to a given rule
determinantsA factor that decisively affects the nature or outcome of something
determinantsA gene or other factor that determines the character and development of a cell or group of cells in an organism, a set of which forms an individual's idiotype
determinantsDETERMINANT, that which serves to determine