determinism

IPA: dɪtˈɝmʌnɪzʌm

(philosophy) The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.
(computing) The property of having behavior determined only by initial state and input.

Examples of "determinism" in Sentences

I think self-determinism is also a fundamental right.
To endorse such determinism is itself a form of stereotyping and bigotry.
The IQ determinism is read into it, he is talking about averages and probabilities.
I agree with you, and the notion of biological determinism is a sticky one when it comes to mothering.
Man, Benjamin Franklin said in an apparent defense of Hobbesian determinism, is "a tool-making animal."
George Bridges says that the logical conclusion of that old doctrine is what philosophers call determinism -- Calvinistic predestination.
That seemed reasonable at first pass, but then I did a bit of a double take: What would it mean, exactly, to “act as if determinism is true”?
"Causal (or nomological) determinism is the thesis that future events are necessitated by past and present events combined with the laws of nature."