determinacy
- noun
- /dɪˈtɜːrmɪnəsi/
- Specialized
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determinación
- In computing, determinacy ensures that a program produces the same output every time it runs with the same inputs.
That's a rate, that's a determinacy race, OK.
- That's a rate, that's a determinacy race, OK.
- OK, so any questions on determinacy races?
Examples
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The determinacy of the algorithm is crucial for achieving reliable results in data processing.
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Analysts study the determinacy of models to predict future behaviors based on consistent input variables.
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OK, so any questions on determinacy races?
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That's a rate, that's a determinacy race, OK.
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Making notes on the "superdensity" prior to the Big Bang, Brooke-Rose notes how the "indeterminacy of quantum theory coupled with the determinacy of large numbers of atoms explains... why it is impossible to find out original conditions," and that "space and time begin with multiplicity."
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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The state of things or actions being the same and in agreement
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Ability to repeat a test or experiment and get the same results
A clear and certain quality that makes something predictable
How well a test gives the same results when repeated
How easy it is to copy or make something again
Antonyms
How Predictable
- Literature
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Determinacy comes from the root determine and the part termin- meaning 'limit' or 'end', and it carries the idea of something being set and not changing. So in computing, determinacy means a program or process gives the same result every time.