indeterminism

(in′dē tʉrmi 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

Origin: in- + determinism

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See indeterminism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Unpredictability.
  2. 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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