determinism

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French déterminisme, equivalent to determine +‎ -ism. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪzəm/ === Noun === determinism (countable and uncountable, plural determinisms) (philosophy) The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice. Synonym: fatalism Antonym: indeterminism Hyponyms: hard determinism, soft determinism (computing) The property of having behavior determined only by initial state and input. Antonym: indeterminism ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== compatibilism incompatibilism === Further reading === determinism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French déterminisme. === Noun === determinism n (uncountable) determinism ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Noun === determinism c (philosophy) determinism determinism (something being determined by the initial conditions) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== determinist deterministisk ==== See also ==== fatalism predestination ödestro === References === “determinism”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “determinism”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “determinism”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)