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indeterminism
  1. (religion) The doctrine that all human actions are not so much determined by the preceding events, conditions, causes or karma as by deliberate choice or free will.
  2. (physics) A case in which the uncertainty principle applies; a case in which certain pairs of physical properties such as the position and momentum of a particle cannot be known simultaneously.
  3. (countable) Any situation in which the outcome cannot be completely predicted in advance.
  4. (computing) A situation in which there are multiple valid options for next step in a process.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “According to indeterminism, human actions are guided by free will and are not predetermined by external factors.”
      “If the world were governed by strictly deterministic laws, might it still look as though indeterminism reigns?”
      “The new world is full of uncertainty, indeterminism and states that our knowledge is limited.”
indeterminist
  1. One who believes the doctrine of indeterminism.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Like William James, Popper was an indeterminist who saw history as a series of unforeseeable events.”
      “Hence, it would seem that the indeterminist wants us to ground responsibility in the ability to act irrationally.”
indeterminisms
indeterminists
  1. plural of indeterminist
  2. Examples:
    1. “This is an argument that indeterminists like to use against determinists, since a world without regret is a sad world.”
      “Compatibilists could in principle be indeterminists but in fact are nearly always determinists.”
      “If actions originate from noncausal events as indeterminists claim, then they are chaotic and untamed.”
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