INDETERMINISM Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word indeterminism. (close relations)
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| ambiguity | nounn | |||||
noun • an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context • unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning | ||||||
| capriciousness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses • the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment | ||||||
| chance | nounn | |||||
noun • a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances • an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another • a risk involving danger • a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible • the possibility of future success adjective satellite • occurring or appearing or singled out by chance verb • be the case by chance • take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome • come upon, as if by accident; meet with | ||||||
| contingency | nounn | |||||
noun • a possible event or occurrence or result • the state of being contingent on something | ||||||
| inconclusiveness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being inconclusive | ||||||
| randomness | nounn | |||||
noun • (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work • the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan | ||||||
| uncertainty | nounn | |||||
noun • being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance • the state of being unsure of something | ||||||
| unpredictability | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses • the trait of being unpredictably irresolute • lacking predictability | ||||||
| vagueness | nounn | |||||
noun • unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning • indistinctness of shape or character | ||||||
| volatility | nounn | |||||
noun • the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor • the trait of being unpredictably irresolute • being easily excited | ||||||
| libertarianism | nounn | |||||
noun • an ideological belief in freedom of thought, speech and action | ||||||
| free will | nounn | |||||
noun • the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies | ||||||
