Main Entry: in·de·ter·min·ism

Pronunciation: \-ˈtər-mə-ˌni-zəm\

Function: noun

Date: 1874

1 a : a theory that the will is free and that deliberate choice and actions are not determined by or predictable from antecedent causes b : a theory that holds that not every event has a cause
2 : the quality or state of being indeterminate; especially : unpredictability

— in·de·ter·min·ist \-ˈtərm-nist, -ˈtər-mə-\ noun

— in·de·ter·min·is·tic \-ˌtər-mə-ˈnis-tik\ adjective