Meaning & use

Preestablished

adjective·Academic

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Established, arranged, or set in advance of an event or process.

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The negotiations followed a preestablished agenda that left little room for surprises.

Leibniz proposed a theory of preestablished harmony between mind and body.

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The term is central to philosopher Gottfried Leibniz's concept of "pre-established harmony," describing how mind and body were coordinated from the start rather than interacting directly.

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