Meaning & use
deterministic
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Believing or showing that events are entirely determined by prior causes, leaving no room for chance or free will.
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The simulation used a deterministic model, so the same inputs always produced the same result.
Critics argue that a strictly deterministic view of human behavior ignores free will.
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Commonly contrasted with "probabilistic" or "random," especially in science, philosophy, and computing.
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