ALL meanings of indeterminism
in·de·ter·min·ism
I i - noun indeterminism the doctrine that human actions, though influenced somewhat by preexisting psychological and other conditions, are not entirely governed by them but retain a certain freedom and spontaneity. 1
- noun indeterminism the theory that the will is to some extent independent of the strength of motives, or may itself modify their strength in choice. 1
- noun indeterminism The doctrine that not all events are wholly determined by antecedent causes. 1
- noun indeterminism the philosophical doctrine that behaviour is not entirely determined by motives 0
- noun indeterminism (Uncountable Noun) (ethics, religion) The doctrine that all human actions are not so much determined by the preceding events, conditions, causes or karma as by deliberate choice or free will. 0
- noun indeterminism the doctrine that the will is free or to some degree free in that one's actions and choices are not altogether the necessary result of a sequence of causes 0
- noun indeterminism (Countable Noun) (physics) A case in which the uncertainty principle applies; a case in which certain pairs of physical properties such as the position and momentum of a particle cannot be known simultaneously. 0
- noun indeterminism the quality or condition of being indeterminate 0
- noun indeterminism (Countable Noun) Any situation in which the outcome cannot be completely predicted in advance. 0
- noun indeterminism (Countable Noun) (computing) A situation in which there are multiple valid options for next step in a process. 0