indeterministic

indeterministic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Italic *ən-
Latin in-bor.
Middle English in-
English in-
English determinist
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English deterministic
English indeterministic

    From in- + deterministic.

    Adjective

    indeterministic (not comparable)

    1. (philosophy) Not deterministic; containing randomness
      • 2007 November 21, Frank Arntzenius, “No Regrets, or: Edith Piaf Revamps Decision Theory”, in Erkenntnis, volume 68, number 2, →DOI:
        For instance, suppose that one thinks that the world is indeterministic.

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