English Explanatory Dictionary

determinism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.
  2. The property of having behavior determined only by initial state and input.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪzəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Paul2520-determinism.wav

Word forms

determinism determinisms

Etymology

Borrowed from French déterminisme, equivalent to determine + -ism.

Synonyms

fatalism

Antonyms

indeterminism

Related words

determinist deterministic predeterminedness compatibilism incompatibilism

Derived words

antideterminism biodeterminism biological determinism creeping determinism ecodeterminism economic determinism genetic determinism nominative determinism nondeterminism non-determinism predeterminism retrospective determinism superdeterminism technodeterminism techno-determinism
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