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- [dih-tur-muh-niz-uh m]
- /dɪˈtɜr məˌnɪz əm/
- /dɪˈtɜː.mɪ.nɪ.zəm/
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- [dih-tur-muh-niz-uh m]
- /dɪˈtɜr məˌnɪz əm/
Definitions of determinism word
- uncountable noun determinism Determinism is the belief that all actions and events result from other actions, events, or situations, so people cannot in fact choose what to do. 3
- noun determinism the philosophical doctrine that all events including human actions and choices are fully determined by preceding events and states of affairs, and so that freedom of choice is illusory 3
- noun determinism the scientific doctrine that all occurrences in nature take place in accordance with natural laws 3
- noun determinism the principle in classical mechanics that the values of dynamic variables of a system, and of the forces acting on the system at a given time, completely determine the values of the variables at any later time 3
- noun determinism the doctrine that everything, including one's choice of action, is the necessary result of a sequence of causes 3
- noun determinism the doctrine that all facts and events exemplify natural laws. 1
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Origin of determinism
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; determine + -ism
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Parts of speech for Determinism
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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determinism popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
determinism usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for determinism
noun determinism
- acceptance — Acceptance of an offer or a proposal is the act of saying yes to it or agreeing to it.
- stoicism — a systematic philosophy, dating from around 300 b.c., that held the principles of logical thought to reflect a cosmic reason instantiated in nature.
- predestination — an act of predestinating or predestining.
- predestinarian — of or relating to predestination.
- passivity — Also, passiveness [pas-iv-nis] /ˈpæs ɪv nɪs/ (Show IPA). the state or condition of being passive.
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