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determinacy.

Noun
Academic
MEANING

The quality of having a definite value, meaning, or outcome rather than remaining open or uncertain.

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  • semantic determinacy
  • determinacy of an outcome

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The argument assumes a degree of semantic determinacy that the text lacks.

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Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: uncommon.

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