determinism
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determinism
- /dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪzəm/ UK
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French déterminisme, equivalent to determine + -ism.
noun determinisms
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The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.
In 1903 there appeared Problems of Idealism, a collection of essays many of whose authors had recently been Marxists, but which condemned Marxism and materialism for their moral nihilism, contempt of personality, determinism, and fanatical pursuit of social values regardless of the individuals who m
Similar: fatalism · Opposite: indeterminism
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The property of having behavior determined only by initial state and input.
Opposite: indeterminism
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noun notion in ethics
| Español | determinismo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 결정론 gyeoljeongnon |
| 日本語 | 決定論 |
| 中文 | 決定論 /决定论 juédìnglùn |
| Português | determinismo |
| Français | déterminisme |
| Deutsch | Determinismus |
| Italiano | determinismo |
| Ελληνικά | αιτιοκρατία aitiokratía |
| Română | determinism |
| Русский | детермини́зм determinízm |
| Tiếng Việt | lý thuyết tất định |
| العربية | حَتْمِيَّة ḥatmiyya |
| עברית | דטרמיניזם determinizm |
noun notion in computing
| Español | determinismo |
|---|---|
| Português | determinismo |
| Русский | детермини́зм determinízm |
Talk about this word "determinism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/determinism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. determinism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/determinism "determinism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/determinism.Cite this
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title = {determinism},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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