indeterminismn.

/ɪndɪˈtəːmɪnɪz(ə)m/

Etymology: < in- prefix⁴ + determinism n. (see quot. 1874 at sense 1).

1. The philosophical theory that human action is not necessarily determined by motives, but is to some extent free.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > philosophy of will > [noun] > indeterminism and its adherents

indeterminism1874

indeterminist1880

1874 W. G. Ward in Dublin Rev. Apr. Mr. Mill..calls his theory ‘determinism’; we will call our own, therefore, by the name of ‘indeterminism’.

1884 F. L. Patton in P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. III. 2525/1 According to the tenets of indeterminism, there is no way of having a free choice, except through an infinite series of choices, or else through a theory that makes all choices fortuitous.

1886 H. Sidgwick Outl. Hist. Ethics iv. 250 In Clarke's system..Indeterminism is no doubt a cardinal notion.

2. = indeterminacy n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > [noun] > unclear condition

obscurity1474

mist1532

cloud-lighta1536

indeterminateness1644

undistinction1647

indeterminacy1649

indistinction1651

undeterminateness1653

inestimability1678

undefinableness?1705

confusion1729

obnubilation1753

cloudiness1779

indistinctness1783

haze1790

haziness1796

vagueness1799

nebulosity1809

undefinednessa1832

undecidedness1897

indeterminism1928

fuzziness1973

smog1976

1928 Chem. Rev. 5 472 Because of the ambiguity resulting from the Heisenberg indeterminism principle, the future of a dynamical system can never be predicted with certainty.

1957 Encycl. Brit. XV. 680/1 Because h is so small, the indeterminism caused by the uncertainty principle is of no consequence in ordinary experience.

1969 R. B. Fuller Operating Man. Spaceship Earth v. 65 Heisenberg's principle of ‘indeterminism’ which recognized the experimental discovery that the act of measuring always alters that which was being measured turns experience into a continuous and never-repeatable evolutionary scenario.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	indeterminism
释义	indeterminismn. /ɪndɪˈtəːmɪnɪz(ə)m/ Etymology: < in- prefix⁴ + determinism n. (see quot. 1874 at sense 1). 1. The philosophical theory that human action is not necessarily determined by motives, but is to some extent free. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > philosophy of will > [noun] > indeterminism and its adherents indeterminism1874 indeterminist1880 1874 W. G. Ward in Dublin Rev. Apr. Mr. Mill..calls his theory ‘determinism’; we will call our own, therefore, by the name of ‘indeterminism’. 1884 F. L. Patton in P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. III. 2525/1 According to the tenets of indeterminism, there is no way of having a free choice, except through an infinite series of choices, or else through a theory that makes all choices fortuitous. 1886 H. Sidgwick Outl. Hist. Ethics iv. 250 In Clarke's system..Indeterminism is no doubt a cardinal notion. 2. = indeterminacy n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > [noun] > unclear condition obscurity1474 mist1532 cloud-lighta1536 indeterminateness1644 undistinction1647 indeterminacy1649 indistinction1651 undeterminateness1653 inestimability1678 undefinableness?1705 confusion1729 obnubilation1753 cloudiness1779 indistinctness1783 haze1790 haziness1796 vagueness1799 nebulosity1809 undefinednessa1832 undecidedness1897 indeterminism1928 fuzziness1973 smog1976 1928 Chem. Rev. 5 472 Because of the ambiguity resulting from the Heisenberg indeterminism principle, the future of a dynamical system can never be predicted with certainty. 1957 Encycl. Brit. XV. 680/1 Because h is so small, the indeterminism caused by the uncertainty principle is of no consequence in ordinary experience. 1969 R. B. Fuller Operating Man. Spaceship Earth v. 65 Heisenberg's principle of ‘indeterminism’ which recognized the experimental discovery that the act of measuring always alters that which was being measured turns experience into a continuous and never-repeatable evolutionary scenario. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1874
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