determinacy

[ dih-tur-muh-nuh-see ]

noun
  1. the quality of being determinate.

  2. the condition of being determined or mandated.

Origin of determinacy

1
First recorded in 1870–75; determin(ate) + -acy

Words Nearby determinacy

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British Dictionary definitions for determinacy

determinacy

/ (dɪˈtɜːmɪnəsɪ) /


noun
  1. the quality of being defined or fixed

  2. the condition of being predicted or deduced

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