Indeterminism

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Unpredictability.
  • n. Philosophy The doctrine that there are some events, particularly some human actions or decisions, which have no cause.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The doctrine that all human actions are not so much determined by the preceding events, conditions, causes or karma as by deliberate choice or free will.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The doctrine that, though the will is somewhat influenced by motives, it is not entirely governed by them, but has a certain freedom and spontaneity.
  • Word Usage
    "Professor Koch told BBC News that "it is entirely possible that 'indeterminism' - under certain conditions - is a useful trait - but not usually: when you drive your car at high speeds down the freeway, you want to be highly deterministic.""
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