de·ter·min·ism 
(dĭ-tûrmə-nĭz′əm)
(dĭ-tûrmə-nĭz′əm)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·ter′min·istic adj.
de·ter′min·isti·cal·ly adv.