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determinism

determinismnoun
Translations
déterminismePhilosophie, science.
Many philosophers debate the implications of determinism on free will.
De nombreux philosophes débattent des implications du déterminisme sur le libre arbitre.
Definitions
The philosophical doctrine that all events, including moral choices, are determined completely by previously existing causes.
Many philosophers debate the implications of determinism on free will.
The belief that all events are predetermined and therefore inevitable.
His belief in determinism led him to accept whatever happened without question.
In science and mathematics, the principle that the state of a system at one moment completely determines its subsequent states, provided all relevant laws and initial conditions are known.
Classical mechanics operates under determinism, assuming that precise measurements now allow exact predictions of future motion.
Synonyms
fatalism
predestination
causality
necessitarianism
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