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Definition of: determinism
(di·tûr′mə·niz′əm) noun Philos.
The doctrine that man's choices, decisions, and actions are decided by antecedent causes, inherited or environmental, acting upon his character: opposed to free will.
—de·ter′min·ist adjective & noun
—de·ter′min·is′tic adjective
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