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indeterminism
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in·de·ter·min·ism  (nd-tûrm-nzm)
n.
1. Unpredictability.
2. Philosophy The doctrine that there are some events, particularly some human actions or decisions, which have no cause.
inde·termin·ist n.
inde·termin·istic adj.
indeterminism
the quality of not being clearly established or fixed. — indeterminist, n. — indeterministic, adj.
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