determinism

Meanings

Plural: determinisms

Noun

(philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will
The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.
The property of having behavior determined only by initial state and input.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French déterminisme, equivalent to determine + -ism.

Synonyms

fatalism

Antonyms

indeterminism

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