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English
Etymology
From over- + determined.
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Adjective
overdetermined (comparative more overdetermined, superlative most overdetermined)
- (of a problem or question) Having more constraints or causes than necessary to determine a solution or result.
- (linear algebra, of a system of linear equations) Having more equations than variables.
- (usually psychoanalysis) Determined by multiple causes in such a way that any of the causes on its own would be sufficient to account for the effect.
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