the philosophical doctrine that behaviour is not entirely determined by motives
Derived forms
indeterminist (ˌindeˈterminist)
noun, adjective
indeterministic (ˌindeˌterminˈistic)
adjective
indeterminism in American English
(ˌɪndiˈtɜrmɪˌnɪzəm; ˌɪndɪˈtɜrmɪˌnɪzəm)
noun
1.
the doctrine that the will is free or to some degree free in that one's actions and choices are not altogether the necessary result of a sequence of causes