Meanings
comparative more deterministic · superlative most deterministic
- mathematicsHaving at most one instruction associated with any given internal state.
Another class, P, is a subset of NP, and includes all decision problems that can be solved by a (deterministic) Turing machine in polynomial time.
2017, Arlindo Oliveira, The Digital Mind: How Science Is Redefining Humanity, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 81Antonyms: nondeterministic
- natural sciencesHaving exactly predictable time evolution.
- computingFor a given particular input, always producing the same output through the same sequence of states.
On the other hand, if the genetic algorithm has many advantages, their computation cost is higher as compared with deterministic algorithms.
2014, Hélder Rodrigues et al., editors, Engineering Optimization, volume IV, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 311Antonyms: nondeterministic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf, or relating to determinism.
adjectiveHaving at most one instruction associated with any given internal state.
adjectiveFor a given particular input, always producing the same output through the same sequence of states.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivean inevitable consequence of antecedent sufficient causes
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian детерминистки, детерминистичен
- детерминистки (deterministki)of or relating to determinism
- детерминистичен (determinističen)of or relating to determinism
- детерминиран (determiniran)of a Turing machine
- детерминиран (determiniran)computing, producing the same output for a given input
Catalan determinista, determinista
- deterministaof or relating to determinism
- deterministahaving exactly predictable time evolution
- deterministaof a Turing machine
- deterministacomputing, producing the same output for a given input
Czech deterministický, deterministický
- deterministickýof or relating to determinism
- deterministickýof a Turing machine
- deterministickýcomputing, producing the same output for a given input
Finnish deterministinen, deterministinen
- deterministinenof or relating to determinism
- deterministinenhaving exactly predictable time evolution
- deterministinenof a Turing machine
- deterministinencomputing, producing the same output for a given input
French déterministe, déterministe
- déterministeof or relating to determinism
- déterministehaving exactly predictable time evolution
- déterministeof a Turing machine
- déterministecomputing, producing the same output for a given input
German deterministisch, deterministisch
- deterministischof or relating to determinism
- deterministischhaving exactly predictable time evolution
- deterministischof a Turing machine
- deterministischcomputing, producing the same output for a given input
Greek αιτιοκρατικός
- αιτιοκρατικός (aitiokratikós)of or relating to determinism
Hungarian determinisztikus, determinisztikus
- determinisztikushaving exactly predictable time evolution
- determinisztikusof a Turing machine
- determinisztikuscomputing, producing the same output for a given input
Icelandic löggengur
- löggengurcomputing, producing the same output for a given input
Persian قطعی
- قطعیhaving exactly predictable time evolution
Polish deterministyczny, deterministyczny
- deterministycznyof or relating to determinism
- deterministycznyhaving exactly predictable time evolution
- deterministycznyof a Turing machine
- deterministycznycomputing, producing the same output for a given input
Spanish determinístico, determinista
- determinísticoof or relating to determinism
- deterministaof or relating to determinism
- determinísticohaving exactly predictable time evolution
- deterministaof a Turing machine
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deterministic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deterministic
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