indeterminism.

The view that at least some events are not completely determined by earlier conditions.

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Words that belong together

• causal indeterminism
• philosophical indeterminism

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The discussion separates indeterminism from simple ignorance of causes.

Usage notes

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. Writing functions: analysis, explanation, qualification. Commonness: uncommon.