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deterministic

[dih-tur-muh-nis-tik] / dɪˌtɜr məˈnɪs tɪk /
ADJECTIVE
fatalistic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fatalistic materialistic mechanistic predestinarian Skinnerian
STRONG
atomistic deistic positivistic reductionistic Spinozan


ADJECTIVE
predetermined
Synonyms


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While not deterministic — elite firstborns like John McEnroe and Novak Djokovic remain towering counter-examples, and both had younger siblings that played professionally — the later-born tilt repeats across the athletic landscape.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

“Our modeling is deterministic and physics‑based; it is not informed by markets, wagering systems, crowd predictions, or any other form of prediction‑market mechanism,” SeLegue said.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026

In the past, Pendo’s analytics products would serve up deterministic answers to customers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

“Unlike probabilistic AI systems, QNX technology is deterministic and safety-certified, which is exactly why it is so hard to replicate and why customers trust it for systems where failure is not an option.”

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

Hence physicists and chemists can formulate universal deterministic laws at the macroscopic level, but biologists and historians can formulate only statistical trends.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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