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determinism

determinismnoun

Translations

Determinism is a philosophical concept that suggests every event is determined by preceding events.

Детерминизм — это философская концепция, предполагающая, что каждое событие определяется предшествующими событиями.

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.

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