determinism
noun/dɪˈtɜrmɪnɪzəm/
Frequency rank: #16,422 most common English word
Meaning
the doctrine that all events, including human choices, are completely determined by previously existing causes.
Example sentence
His philosophy class spent the whole semester debating determinism and whether humans truly have free will.
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