predefiniteadj.
/priːˈdɛf(ᵻ)nᵻt/, U.S. /priˈdɛf(ə)nət/ rare.
= predefined adj.In quot. 1847: = predesignate adj.
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the mind > will > necessity > fate or destiny as determining events > [adjective] > fated or predestined
born1357
destinablec1374
destinalc1374
fatalc1374
predestinatec1384
foreordainedc1420
ordinate?a1425
destiny?1473
preordinatea1475
prefinitec1475
pointed1523
predestined1545
determined1546
ordinated1562
predestinated1571
preordained?1580
fore-appointeda1586
predeterminate1601
predetermined1601
destinated1604
destinate1605
destined1609
predesigned1668
predefinite1678
cut and dry1710
fated1715
weirded1820
laid-down1839
foreordinated1858
predesignated1883
predestinatory1893
preset1926
predefined1929
predestine1962
bashert1963
the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical proposition > term of a proposition > [adjective] > relating to quantity
quantified?1591
pre-indesignate1846
predefinite1847
predesignate1847
predesignatory1852
1678 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV 30 The decree of God..cannot have [its effect] but by efficaciously applying the create wil to the predefinite act.
1769 T. Wilder tr. J. Maguire Measure of Ratios 5 in I. Newton Universal Arithmetick The intermediate Ratio..may approach nearer to the Ratio of Equality, than any predefinite Ratio of Inequality.
1847 W. Hamilton Let. to De Morgan 32 In the first, common, or Aristotelic meaning, definite, or more precisely predefinite (διοριστὸς, προσδιοριστὸς) is equivalent to expressed, overt, or, more proximately, to designate and pre-designate.
1998 A. Barbanente et al. in N. Lichfield et al. Evaluation in Planning 78 Really, places have not predefinite identities, but are built through the juxtaposition, intersection, articulation of social multiple relations.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1678