underdetermine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

Particularly in the theory of scientific explanation, to provide too few constraints to specify a unique solution.

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underdetermine underdetermines underdetermining underdetermined

From under- + determine.

overdetermine

underdetermination

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