overdetermined

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adjective

Having more constraints or causes than necessary to determine a solution or result.

Opposite
underdetermined
OriginEnglish determined ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

overdetermined1

adjectiveoverdetermined (comparative more overdetermined, superlative most overdetermined)

comparative more overdetermined · superlative most overdetermined

  1. Having more constraints or causes than necessary to determine a solution or result.

    Antonyms: underdetermined

  2. linear algebraHaving more equations than variables.
  3. usuallyhuman sciencesDetermined by multiple causes in such a way that any of the causes on its own would be sufficient to account for the effect.

overdetermined2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of overdetermine

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving more constraints or causes than necessary to determine a solution or result.

Opposite
underdetermined

Origin

overdetermined · adjective

  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. Englishoverdetermined

From over- + determined.

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overdetermined · verb

  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. Englishoverdetermined

From overdetermine + -ed.

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Translations

Estonian ülemääratud
  • ülemääratudof linear equations
Finnish ylimäärätty
  • ylimäärättyof linear equations
French surdéterminé
  • surdéterminéof linear equations
German überbestimmt
  • überbestimmtof linear equations
Italian sovradeterminato
  • sovradeterminatoof linear equations
Swedish överbestämd
  • överbestämdof linear equations
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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