Determinist

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who supports or favors determinism.
  • Relating to the doctrine of determinism.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who believes in determinism. Also adj..
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An advocate of determinism
  • adjective. Characteristic of determinism
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  • noun. anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny
  • Word Usage
    "Since the quantum revolution there really aren't any Laplacian determinists around any more, but if "physical determinist" is meant in this way, then all of your statements about rats becoming determined to turn right or left are simply wrong, because everything about their behavior has always been determined."
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