determinism
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English
Pronunciation
Noun
determinism (countable and uncountable, plural determinisms)
- (philosophy) The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.
- Synonym: fatalism
- Antonym: indeterminism
- Hyponyms: hard determinism, soft determinism
- (computing) The property of having behavior determined only by initial state and input.
- Antonym: indeterminism
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Translations
notion in ethics
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notion in computing
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See also
Further reading
determinism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French déterminisme.
Noun
determinism n (uncountable)
Declension
declension of determinism (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) determinism | determinismul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) determinism | determinismului |
| vocative | determinismule | |