indeterministic

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adjective

Not deterministic; containing randomness

OriginEnglish deterministic ← Middle English in- ← Latin in- →
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Meanings

adjectiveindeterministic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesNot deterministic; containing randomness

    For instance, suppose that one thinks that the world is indeterministic.

    2007 November 21, Frank Arntzenius, “No Regrets, or: Edith Piaf Revamps Decision Theory”, in Erkenntnis, volume 68, number 2, →DOI

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Englishdeterminist
  8. Englishdeterministic
  9. Englishindeterministic

From in- + deterministic.

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APA

indeterministic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indeterministic

MLA

“indeterministic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indeterministic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “indeterministic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indeterministic.

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