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predeterminism

Today it means: The belief that all events that occur have already been determined. Full definition →

French prédéterminisme

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French · borrowed fromprédéterminisme
English todaypredeterminism

Borrowed from French prédéterminisme, equivalent to pre- + determinism or predetermine + -ism.

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