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Joe2012 Posted 16 years ago
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What is a difference between these two words

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What is a difference between decisive factor and deciding factor ?

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I tend to look at "the decisive factor" as "the most important/significant factor", and "the deciding factor" as "the factor that finally made clear which decision should be taken/made". That said, they are nearly synonymous. CJ

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  • I tend to look at "the decisive factor" as "the most important/significant factor", and "the deciding factor" as "the factor that finally made clear which decision should be taken/made".
  • That said, they are nearly synonymous.
  • CJ
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I tend to look at "the decisive factor" as "the most important/significant factor", and "the deciding factor" as "the factor that finally made clear which decision should be taken/made". The second of the two implies a time line more than the first does (to my ear).That said, they are nearly synonymous.

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