overdetermined

Adjective

Meaning

(of a problem or question) Having more constraints or causes than necessary to determine a solution or result.

(linear algebra, of a system of linear equations) Having more equations than variables.

(usually psychoanalysis) Determined by multiple causes in such a way that any of the causes on its own would be sufficient to account for the effect.

Examples

By introducing dummy variables characterizing these violations, the four equations become not overdetermined after all. Source: Internet

They form a significant overdetermined system of PDEs. Source: Internet

In Kleene's logic I can be interpreted as being "underdetermined", being neither true nor false, while in Priest's logic I can be interpreted as being "overdetermined", being both true and false. Source: Internet

However, an overdetermined ensemble of datum points can also be used. Source: Internet

If an overdetermined system has any solutions, necessarily some equations are linear combinations of the others. Source: Internet

Least squares can estimate an overdetermined system. Source: Internet

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