Useful english dictionary. 2012.
de|ter|min|ism — «dih TUR muh nihz uhm», noun. 1. the doctrine that human actions are the necessary results of antecedent causes. 2. the doctrine that all events are determined by antecedent causes: »Determinism presumes that the initial state is given with… … Useful english dictionary
de·ter·min·ism — … Useful english dictionary
ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… … English syllables
min — al·bu·min·uria; al·u·min·ic; al·u·min·i·um; a·min; an·chi·mono·min·er·al; an·ti·vi·ta·min; ar·min·ian·ism; asc·hel·min·thes; avi·ta·min·o·sis; ax·min·ster; az·o·lit·min; bad·min·ton; bar·a·min; ben·ja·min·ite; blood al·bu·min; brah·min;… … English syllables
ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… … English syllables
-dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
determinism — The proposition that all behavior is caused exclusively by genetic and environmental influences with no random components, and independent of free will. [L. determino, to limit, fr. terminus, boundary + ism] psychic d. in psychoanalysis, the… … Medical dictionary
determinism — de•ter•min•ism [[t]dɪˈtɜr məˌnɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) pho a doctrine that all facts and events exemplify natural laws 2) pho a doctrine that all events have sufficient causes • Etymology: 1840–50 de•ter′min•ist, n. adj. de•ter min•is′tic, adj. de•ter… … From formal English to slang
indeterminism — in•de•ter•min•ism [[t]ˌɪn dɪˈtɜr məˌnɪz əm[/t]] n. pho a theory that human actions, though influenced by preexisting conditions, are not entirely governed by them • Etymology: 1870–75 in de•ter′min•ist, n. adj … From formal English to slang
Determinism — De*ter min*ism, n. (Metaph.) The doctrine that the will is not free, but is inevitably and invincibly determined by motives, preceding events, and natural laws. [1913 Webster] Its superior suitability to produce courage, as contrasted with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
