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indeterminism

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(in′dē tʉr′mi niz′əm, -di-)

noun

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
the quality or condition of being indeterminate

Origin: in- + determinism

Related Forms:

indeterminist noun, adjective
indeterministic adjective

See indeterminism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Unpredictability.
Philosophy The doctrine that there are some events, particularly some human actions or decisions, which have no cause.

Related Forms:

inˌde·terˈmin·ist noun

inˌde·terˌmin·isˈtic adjective

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