determinacy

Noun

Meaning

Determinateness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

determinateness determined setting identify establishment identification commitment uncertain resolve assessment necessity determination certainty clarity assurance

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Antonyms

problem question fear confusion doubt mistake

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Examples

But this introduces the possibility of another kind of skepticism: since our understanding of causality is that the same effect can be produced by multiple causes, there is a lack of determinacy about what one is really perceiving. Source: Internet

But if one believes in the determinacy of the underlying legal texts, one need not define "judicial restraint" solely in terms of fidelity to precedent; one can also speak of fidelity to the texts themselves. Source: Internet

Many properties of Borel sets can be established in ZFC, but proving these properties hold for more complicated sets requires additional axioms related to determinacy and large cardinals. Source: Internet

The axiom of determinacy (AD) is an important object of study; although incompatible with the axiom of choice, AD implies that all subsets of the real line are well behaved (in particular, measurable and with the perfect set property). Source: Internet

The key difference is the determinacy of the preserved property: One may prove that P is justified, that P is flawed, or be unable to prove either. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

determinablism determinablist determinably determinans determinant determinant factor