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 cause2: 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