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Indeterminism is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Indeterminism in a sentence

Indeterminism meaning

  1. The doctrine that all human actions are not so much determined by the preceding events, conditions, causes or karma as by deliberate choice or free will.
  2. A case in which the uncertainty principle applies; a case in which certain pairs of physical properties such as the position and momentum of a particle cannot be known simultaneously.
  3. Any situation in which the outcome cannot be completely predicted in advance.

Using Indeterminism

  • The main meaning on this page is: The doctrine that all human actions are not so much determined by the preceding events, conditions, causes or karma as by deliberate choice or free will. | A case in which the uncertainty principle applies; a case in which certain pairs of physical properties such as the position and momentum of a particle cannot be known simultaneously. | Any situation in which the outcome cannot be completely predicted in advance.
  • In the example corpus, indeterminism often appears in combinations such as: physical indeterminism, indeterminism an.

Context around Indeterminism

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

physical 3× deliberative 1× fundamental 1× historical 1×

Often after:

centred 1× otherwise 1×

Sentence patterns with Indeterminism

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

with physical indeterminism an event 2× a fundamental indeterminism in the 1× and historical indeterminism go hand 1× as deliberative indeterminism centred accounts 1× being physical indeterminism 1× even if indeterminism is true 1× kind of indeterminism otherwise called 1× obviate the indeterminism or acausality 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

even with physical 2× epicurus was first 1× for popper metaphysical 1× he considered but 1× he maintains that 1× physical determinism is 1×

Common sentence endings:

account of origination 1× being physical indeterminism 1× destined to occur 1× hand in hand 1× instance theological determinism 1× motion of atoms 1×

Words around Indeterminism

Just before it in the word index:

indetermination 2 indeterminates 3 indeterminately 2 indeterminate 84 indeterminacy 15 indeterminable 4

Just after it in the word index:

indeterministic 3 index 4.115 indexable 2 indexation 17 indexed 117 indexes 269

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Indeterminism

  • In this selection, "indeterminism" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, physical, deliberative, fundamental, centred and otherwise stand out and add context to how "indeterminism" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include with physical indeterminism an event and a fundamental indeterminism in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "indeterminism" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with indeterminism

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

For Popper, metaphysical and historical indeterminism go hand in hand. (10 words)

Even with physical indeterminism an event could still be destined to occur. (12 words)

The opposite of determinism is some kind of indeterminism (otherwise called nondeterminism). (12 words)

Longer example sentences

A number of event-causal accounts of free will have been created, referenced here as deliberative indeterminism, centred accounts, and efforts of will theory. (24 words)

He maintains that incompatibilism is false because, even if indeterminism is true, incompatibilists have not provided, and cannot provide, an adequate account of origination. (24 words)

He considered, but rejected on theoretical grounds, a particular proposal for hidden variables to obviate the indeterminism or acausality of quantum mechanical measurement. (23 words)

Example sentences (9)

A number of event-causal accounts of free will have been created, referenced here as deliberative indeterminism, centred accounts, and efforts of will theory.

Epicurus was first to assert human freedom as coming from a fundamental indeterminism in the motion of atoms.

Even with physical indeterminism an event could still be destined to occur.

Even with physical indeterminism an event could still be fated externally (see for instance theological determinism ).

For Popper, metaphysical and historical indeterminism go hand in hand.

He considered, but rejected on theoretical grounds, a particular proposal for hidden variables to obviate the indeterminism or acausality of quantum mechanical measurement.

He maintains that incompatibilism is false because, even if indeterminism is true, incompatibilists have not provided, and cannot provide, an adequate account of origination.

Physical determinism is generally used synonymously with nomological determinism (its opposite being physical indeterminism ).

The opposite of determinism is some kind of indeterminism (otherwise called nondeterminism).

Common combinations with indeterminism

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "indeterminism" in a sentence?
An example: "A number of event-causal accounts of free will have been created, referenced here as deliberative indeterminism, centred accounts, and efforts of will theory." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "indeterminism" from authentic English texts.
What does "indeterminism" mean?
Indeterminism means: The doctrine that all human actions are not so much determined by the preceding events, conditions, causes or karma as by deliberate choice or free will.
How many example sentences with "indeterminism" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "indeterminism", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.