determinacy

American  

[dih-tur-muh-nuh-see] / dɪˈtɜr mə nə si /

noun

1. the quality of being determinate.

2. the condition of being determined or mandated.

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determinacy British  

/ dɪˈtɜːmɪnəsɪ /

noun

1. the quality of being defined or fixed

2. the condition of being predicted or deduced

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Etymology

Origin of determinacy

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

Example Sentences

“It’s a form of radical determinacy in the face of the chaotic,” he said.

From New York Times

“Once a case is settled, that adds to the determinacy of law,” he said.

From Fox News

When it came to Brian Ferneyhough's obscurely complex "Lemma-Icon-Epigram," Hodges' sheer determinacy was what proved gripping in its own right.

From Los Angeles Times

It enhances rule determinacy, not only by denying local governments “local legal autonomy,” but also subjects their actions to state oversight.

From New York Times

Still another way of describing the complexity and unpredictability of historical systems, despite their ultimate determinacy, is to note that long chains of causation may separate final effects from ultimate causes lying outside the domain of that field of science.

From Literature