Etymology

overdetermined

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Today it means: Having more constraints or causes than necessary to determine a solution or result. Full definition →

English determined ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer-
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overdetermined · adjective1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishdetermined
  8. English todayoverdetermined

From over- + determined.

overdetermined · verb2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishdetermine
  8. Englishoverdetermine
  9. English todayoverdetermined

From overdetermine + -ed.

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