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deterministic

deterministic

9 7.7
When things that happen before make the result sure and not random
  • adjective
  • /dɪˌtɜːrmɪˈnɪstɪk/
  • Specialized
: determinista
  • So APOE is not a causative gene, It's not a deterministic gene, it's a risk gene.
  • deterministic algorithm
  • deterministic model
  • deterministic motion

There are at least three deterministic genes in Alzheimer's disease.

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Examples

  • So that puts him on a deterministic trajectory.

  • And those are the three things we want, deterministic, public and random.

  • So it is, you know, worse space, but it's deterministic and it always is correct.

  • So given all of that, we have some deterministic forces on us.

  • It's a smooth, deterministic and local process.

  • I'm just saying, in a deterministic event, such as hitting a baseball, there actually is a strict relation between cause and effect.

  • We assume that the decision procedure is deterministic and behaves as a function.

    Academic text (2012)
  • All motion can be classified as one of three types: deterministic, random, and chaotic.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Random processes are completely unpredictable, whereas deterministic processes are completely predictable.

    Academic text (1995)
  • In a deterministic system, every action is the result of a specific cause.

Synonyms

predetermined
vsdeterministic
17 5.3

Decided before it happens

describes outcomes caused by earlier conditions rather than planned beforehand
nonrandom
vsdeterministic
1 5.8

Not chosen by chance and having a clear pattern

stresses that outcomes are fixed by earlier causes, not merely patterned
nonarbitrary
vsdeterministic
1 7.8

Based on clear rules or facts, not on personal choice

shows outcomes follow prior causes rather than relying on objective rules
predeterministic
vsdeterministic
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A process or system whose result is fixed before it happens

focuses on outcomes set by prior natural causes rather than fate

Antonyms

644 3.4

Happening without a plan and by chance

14 7.0

Not clearly known or decided

How Determined

deterministic
  • Specialized
9 7.7
probabilistic
  • Specialized
6 8.1
random
644 3.4

Surface Forms

deterministic positive

Morphology

deterministic = determinism (transparent) = determin + istic

Formed from the noun 'determinism' with the familiar adjectival suffix '-istic', so the meaning 'relating to determinism/not random' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Deterministic comes from Latin parts de- meaning 'completely' and terminare meaning 'to set a limit', a root you also see in determine and terminal. So a deterministic process has results that are fixed or set by earlier causes, not random.