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deterministic

deterministic

8 7.7
When things that happen before make the result sure and not random
  • adjective
  • /dɪˌtɜːrmɪˈnɪstɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : 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

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
predeterministic
vsdeterministic
  • Specialized
8.6

A process or system whose result is fixed before it happens

focuses on outcomes set by prior natural causes rather than fate
predetermined
vsdeterministic
5.3

Decided before it happens

describes outcomes caused by earlier conditions rather than planned beforehand
nonarbitrary
vsdeterministic
7.8

Based on clear rules or facts, not on personal choice

shows outcomes follow prior causes rather than relying on objective rules

Antonyms

527 3.4

Happening without a plan and by chance

11 7.0

Not clearly known or decided

How Determined

deterministic
  • Specialized
8 7.7
probabilistic
  • Specialized
6 8.1
random
527 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.