determinacy

[ dih-tur-muh-nuh-see ]

noun

1. the quality of being determinate.
2. the condition of being determined or mandated.

determinacy

/ dɪˈtɜːmɪnəsɪ /

noun

1. the quality of being defined or fixed
2. the condition of being predicted or deduced

Word History and Origins

Origin of determinacy¹

First recorded in 1870–75; determin(ate) + -acy