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indeterminism definition

in·de·ter·min·ism (in′dē tʉr′mi niz′əm, -di-)

noun

  1. the doctrine that the will is free or to some degree free in that one's actions and choices are not altogether the necessary result of a sequence of causes
  2. the quality or condition of being indeterminate

Etymology: in- + determinism

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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