de·ter·min·ism
n 1 : a theory or doctrine that acts of the will, occurrences in nature, or social or psychological phenomena are causally determined by preceding events or natural laws <explained behavior by the combination of an environmental and a genetic > 2 : the quality or state of being determined de*ter*min*is*tic also de*ter*min*ist adj de*ter*min*is*ti*cal*ly adv
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