determinacy
State of settledness
Determinacy is the quality of being fixed, definite, or precisely determined.
In philosophy and science, it describes systems where outcomes follow necessarily from prior conditions—the opposite of randomness or indeterminacy.
In mathematics and logic, determinacy refers to whether a game or problem has a definite winning strategy.
The determinacy of the physical world was a core assumption of classical physics.
Firm promise or certainty
- convictionFirmly held belief
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- surenessAbsence of uncertainty
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
conclusiveness · definiteness · unquestionability · undeniability · decidedness · settledness · finality · resolution
Correctness in every detail
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- specificityExactness of detail
- exactitudePerfect correctness in detail
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
refinement · meticulousness · nicety · granularity · definition · clarity · sharpness · rigor
Algorithmic solvability of problems
- decidabilityAlgorithmic resolution capability
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- recursionProcess invoking itself
- solvabilityCapacity for resolution
Turing · tractability · completeness · consistency · axiom · theorem · proof · well-defined
Production of effects
- necessityIndispensable requirement
- fatalismDoctrine of inevitable outcomes
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
Resistance to displacement
- constancyUnchanging faithfulness over time
- invarianceQuality of staying unchanged
- immutabilityInability to change
- permanenceQuality of lasting indefinitely
unchangingness · steadfastness · rigidity · inflexibility · unalterability · irrevocability · entrenchment · anchorage
State of awaiting something
- foreseeabilityCapacity to be anticipated
- regularityConsistent, predictable occurrence
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
assurance
Firm promise or certainty
- convictionFirmly held belief
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- surenessAbsence of uncertainty
reliability · conclusiveness · definiteness · unquestionability · undeniability · decidedness · settledness · finality · resolution · closure
exactness
Correctness in every detail
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- specificityExactness of detail
- exactitudePerfect correctness in detail
calibration · refinement · meticulousness · nicety · granularity · definition · clarity · sharpness · rigor · strictness
computability
Algorithmic solvability of problems
- decidabilityAlgorithmic resolution capability
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- recursionProcess invoking itself
Turing · solvability · tractability · completeness · consistency · axiom · theorem · proof · well-defined
causation
Production of effects
- necessityIndispensable requirement
- fatalismDoctrine of inevitable outcomes
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
mechanism · free-will · Laplace · physicalism · reductionism
stability
Resistance to displacement
- constancyUnchanging faithfulness over time
- invarianceQuality of staying unchanged
- immutabilityInability to change
permanence · unchangingness · steadfastness · rigidity · inflexibility · unalterability · irrevocability · entrenchment · anchorage · firmness
anticipation
State of awaiting something
- foreseeabilityCapacity to be anticipated
- regularityConsistent, predictable occurrence
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
reliability · pattern · lawfulness · orderliness · uniformity
determinacyindeterminacy
Lack of fixed outcome
indeterminateness · indefiniteness · uncertainty · vagueness · ambiguity
determinacyindeterminism
Doctrine allowing genuine randomness
randomness · contingency · chance · free will · unpredictability
determinacyopen-endedness
Absence of fixed limits
unboundedness · indeterminacy · infinitude · limitlessness · inconclusiveness
- sex determinationEstablishing male or female status
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