determinism
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Cook, a polyglot who can speak six languages, has also been well served by nominative determinism: She is the founder and CEO of the Cook School Cooking School.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
So much for the work of Pierre-Simon Laplace, the French mathematician, philosopher and king of determinism.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2024
The far more likely doomsday scenario for us is AI-driven, information-fueled determinism.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
The idea that people grow up to embody their names is a phenomenon called "nominative determinism", Ms Kihm said.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2024
We now know that Laplace’s hopes of determinism cannot be realized, at least in the terms he had in mind.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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