Sentence:  In B. M. Spinley 's portrayal of the underprivileged and undereducated youth of London , a salient <WSD>finding</WSD> was the inability to postpone gratification , a need to satisfy impulses immediately without the pleasure of anticipation or of savoring the experience . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation