noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
conclusion; decision; judgment; declaration
A firm, often final assertion or determination based on evidence or reasoning. Used both as a noun and with する to mean 'to conclude' or 'to declare decisively'.
警察は事件を事故と断定した。
The police concluded that the incident was an accident.
まだ断定するのは早い。
It's too early to make a definite judgment.
noun
Technical linguistic term for an affirmative statement or form, as opposed to negative or interrogative.
日本語の断定表現には「だ」「である」などがある。
Japanese affirmative expressions include 'da' and 'dearu'.