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Determinism

Noun CEFR C1
dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪzəm

Definitions

  1. The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.
  2. The property of having behavior determined only by initial state and input.

Equivalents

Españoldeterminismo
Françaisdéterminisme
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Examples

“Pereboom’s book presents probably the best available argument for hard incompatibilism (the view that free will is not compatible with causal determinism), and his defence of the sourcehood view is just part of this overall argument.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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