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Determinacy is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Determinacy meaning

  1. The ability to be completely determined in a definite way; the quality of being determinate.
  2. (game theory) The study of the circumstances under which a game has a winning strategy.

Using Determinacy

  • The main meaning on this page is: The ability to be completely determined in a definite way; the quality of being determinate. | (game theory) The study of the circumstances under which a game has a winning strategy.
  • In the example corpus, determinacy often appears in combinations such as: the determinacy, determinacy of, of determinacy.

Context around Determinacy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 0 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

main 1× intimacy 1×

Often after:

main 1× refers 1× given 1×

Sentence patterns with Determinacy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

axiom of determinacy ad is 1× determinacy given that 1× determinacy main determinacy 1× determinacy main determinacy refers to 1× in the determinacy of the 1× is the determinacy of the 1× lack of determinacy about what 1× of intimacy determinacy or logic 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but this introduces 1× determinacy given that 1× determinacy main determinacy 1× many properties of 1× the axiom of 1× the key difference 1×

Common sentence endings:

a winning strategy 1× and large cardinals 1× determinacy or logic 1× is really perceiving 1× least locally unique 1× perfect set property 1×

Words around Determinacy

Just before it in the word index:

determinable 3 deteriorations 3 deterioration 356 deteriorating 458 deteriorates 51 deteriorated 515

Just after it in the word index:

determinant 137 determinants 97 determinate 18 determination 1.843 determinations 72 determinative 22

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Determinacy

  • In this selection, "determinacy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, main, intimacy, main, refers and given stand out and add context to how "determinacy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include axiom of determinacy ad is and determinacy given that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "determinacy" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with determinacy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

We are denied the slightest of intimacy, determinacy or logic. (10 words)

Determinacy Given that equilibria may not be unique, it is of some interest to ask whether any particular equilibrium is at least locally unique. (24 words)

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. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

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). (39 words)

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. (38 words)

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. (35 words)

Example sentences (8)

Determinacy main Determinacy refers to the fact that, under appropriate assumptions, certain two-player games of perfect information are determined from the start in the sense that one player must have a winning strategy.

We are denied the slightest of intimacy, determinacy or logic.

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.

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.

Determinacy Given that equilibria may not be unique, it is of some interest to ask whether any particular equilibrium is at least locally unique.

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.

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).

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.

Common combinations with determinacy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "determinacy" in a sentence?
An example: "Determinacy main Determinacy refers to the fact that, under appropriate assumptions, certain two-player games of perfect information are determined from the start in the sense that one player must have a winning strategy." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "determinacy" from authentic English texts.
What does "determinacy" mean?
Determinacy means: The ability to be completely determined in a definite way; the quality of being determinate.
How many example sentences with "determinacy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "determinacy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.