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deterministic

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /dɪˌtɜː.mɪˈnɪs.tɪk/
  • Canada, General-American: /dɪˌtɝ.mɪˈnɪs.tɪk/
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  • Australian: /dɪˌtɜː.mɪˈnɪs.tɪk/
  • New-Zealand: /dəˌtøː.məˈnəs.tək/
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 T ER2 M AH0 N IH1 S T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, or relating to determinism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: indeterministic

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having at most one instruction associated with any given internal state.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: nondeterministic

3

adj

Meaning 3

Having exactly predictable time evolution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

For a given particular input, always producing the same output through the same sequence of states.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: nondeterministic

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

an inevitable consequence of antecedent sufficient causes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English determinist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English deterministic From determinist + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: детерминистки (deterministki) — of or relating to determinism
  • Bulgarian: детерминистичен (determinističen) — of or relating to determinism
  • Catalan: determinista — of or relating to determinism
  • Czech: deterministický — of or relating to determinism
  • Finnish: deterministinen — of or relating to determinism
  • French: déterministe — of or relating to determinism
  • German: deterministisch — of or relating to determinism
  • Greek: αιτιοκρατικός (aitiokratikós) — of or relating to determinism
  • Polish: deterministyczny — of or relating to determinism
  • Spanish: determinístico — of or relating to determinism
  • Spanish: determinista — of or relating to determinism
  • Bulgarian: детерминиран (determiniran) — of a Turing machine
  • Catalan: determinista — of a Turing machine
  • Czech: deterministický — of a Turing machine
  • Finnish: deterministinen — of a Turing machine
  • French: déterministe — of a Turing machine
  • German: deterministisch — of a Turing machine
  • Hungarian: determinisztikus — of a Turing machine
  • Polish: deterministyczny — of a Turing machine
  • Spanish: determinista — of a Turing machine
  • Catalan: determinista — having exactly predictable time evolution
  • Finnish: deterministinen — having exactly predictable time evolution
  • French: déterministe — having exactly predictable time evolution
  • German: deterministisch — having exactly predictable time evolution
  • Hungarian: determinisztikus — having exactly predictable time evolution
  • Persian: قطعی — having exactly predictable time evolution
  • Polish: deterministyczny — having exactly predictable time evolution
  • Spanish: determinístico — having exactly predictable time evolution
  • Bulgarian: детерминиран (determiniran) — computing, producing the same output for a given input
  • Catalan: determinista — computing, producing the same output for a given input
  • Czech: deterministický — computing, producing the same output for a given input
  • Finnish: deterministinen — computing, producing the same output for a given input
  • French: déterministe — computing, producing the same output for a given input
  • German: deterministisch — computing, producing the same output for a given input
  • Hungarian: determinisztikus — computing, producing the same output for a given input
  • Icelandic: löggengur — computing, producing the same output for a given input
  • Polish: deterministyczny — computing, producing the same output for a given input
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