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in·de·ter·min·ism    Audio Help   [in-di-tur-muh-niz-uhm] Pronunciation Key
–noun Philosophy.
1.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.
2.the theory that the will is to some extent independent of the strength of motives, or may itself modify their strength in choice.
[Origin: 1870–75; in-3 + determinism]

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in·de·ter·min·ist, noun, adjective
in·de·ter·min·is·tic, adjective
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in·de·ter·min·ism    Audio Help   (ĭn'dĭ-tûr'mə-nĭz'əm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. Unpredictability.
  2. Philosophy The doctrine that there are some events, particularly some human actions or decisions, which have no cause.

in'de·ter'min·ist n., in'de·ter'min·is'tic adj.
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