in·de·ter·min·ism
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Audio Help [in-di-tur-muh-niz-uh
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| 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. |
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in·de·ter·min·ist, noun, adjective
in·de·ter·min·is·tic, adjective
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indeterminism
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in'de·ter'min·ist n., in'de·ter'min·is'tic adj. |
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