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deterministic

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de·ter·min·ism  (d-tûrm-nzm)
n.
The philosophical doctrine that every state of affairs, including every human event, act, and decision is the inevitable consequence of antecedent states of affairs.
de·termin·ist n.
de·termin·istic adj.
de·termin·isti·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.deterministic - an inevitable consequence of antecedent sufficient causes
settled - established or decided beyond dispute or doubt; "with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night"
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He manifested in his dog's brain the free agency of life, by which all the generations of metaphysicians have postulated God, and by which all the deterministic philosophers have been led by the nose despite their clear denouncement of it as sheer illusion.
Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context
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