deterministic
fixed by rules, not chance
If something is deterministic, it follows set rules and is not random; the same input gives the same result.
deterministic [system/process/model/algorithm]; [something] is deterministic
- The test is deterministic: run it twice with the same data and you get the same result.
- The game uses a deterministic physics engine, so replays match the original action exactly.
- Classical mechanics is often presented as deterministic, even though tiny differences in starting conditions can make predictions difficult.
- The program is deterministic.
- The same input gives the same answer.
based on strict causal determination
A deterministic view says that what happens is fixed by earlier causes, not by free choice or chance.
a deterministic view/account/explanation/theory of [something]
- The article rejects a deterministic view of poverty that ignores policy, culture, and personal circumstances.
- Some critics say the book is too deterministic about genetics and personality.
- His theory offers a deterministic account of human decision-making.
- She does not accept a deterministic view of life.
- The theory sounds very deterministic.
- Base: deterministic
deterministic algorithm
1algorithm with fixed outcomes
A deterministic algorithm always gives the same result when it gets the same input.
- The bug was easy to reproduce because the code used a deterministic algorithm.
- Merge sort is a deterministic algorithm: the same list always leads to the same sorted list.
- For the simulation, the team chose a deterministic algorithm so results could be compared exactly.
deterministic chaos
1rule-based but chaotic behavior
Deterministic chaos is when a system follows rules but still becomes very hard to predict.
- The double pendulum is a classic example of deterministic chaos.
- Deterministic chaos explains how a rule-based system can still look random.
- The lecture used weather patterns to introduce the idea of deterministic chaos.
deterministic model
1model without random variation
A deterministic model gives one fixed result for the same starting information.
- The budget tool uses a deterministic model, so it does not show a range of possible outcomes.
- Researchers compared a deterministic model with a probabilistic model that included uncertainty.
- In a deterministic model of population growth, the same assumptions produce the same forecast every time.
deterministic system
1system fixed by initial state
In a deterministic system, the present state and the rules decide what happens next.
- An ideal pendulum can be treated as a deterministic system.
- The software behaves like a deterministic system, so the same sequence of actions produces the same result.
- Weather is sometimes discussed as a deterministic system whose behavior is extremely sensitive to initial conditions.
deterministic universe
1universe fixed by causes
A deterministic universe is one where everything that happens is already fixed by causes and natural laws.
- If we live in a deterministic universe, some philosophers ask whether free will can exist.
- The documentary explores the old question of whether physics implies a deterministic universe.
- She rejected the idea of a deterministic universe and argued that genuine choice is possible.