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Deterministic vs Determinate - What's the difference?

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Determinate is a related term of deterministic.



As adjectives the difference between deterministic and determinate

is that deterministic is of, or relating to determinism while determinate is distinct, clearly defined.

As a noun determinate is

a single state of a particular determinable attribute.

As a verb determinate is

to bring to an end; to determine.

deterministic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • of, or relating to determinism
  • (mathematics, of a Turing machine) having at most one instruction associated with any given internal state
  • (physics, of a system) Having exactly predictable time evolution.
  • (computing, of an algorithm) Having each state depend only on the immediately previous state, as opposed to having some states depend on backtracking where there may be multiple possible next actions and no way to choose between them except by trying each one and backtracking upon failure.

    • Antonyms

    * indeterministic * nondeterministic

    References

    * The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2005 Denis Howe

    determinate

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Distinct, clearly defined.
  • * Dryden
    • Quantity of words and a determinate number of feet.
  • Fixed, set, unvarying.
  • * 1526 , (William Tyndale), trans. Bible , Acts II:
    • hym have ye taken by the hondes of unrightewes persones, after he was delivered by the determinat counsell and foreknowledge of God, and have crucified and slayne hym [...].
  • (biology) Of growth: ending once a genetically predetermined structure has formed.
  • conclusive; decisive; positive
  • * Bible, Acts ii. 23
    • The determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God.
  • (obsolete) Determined or resolved upon.
  • * Shakespeare
    • My determinate voyage.
  • Of determined purpose; resolute.
  • * Sir Philip Sidney
    • More determinate to do than skillful how to do.

    Antonyms

    * (limited) indeterminate, nondeterminate * (biology) indeterminate

    Derived terms

    * determinateness

    Related terms

    * determinacy * determination * determine * deterministic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (philosophy) A single state of a particular determinable attribute.
  • * {{quote-journal, 2007, date=September 5, David Denby, Generating possibilities, Philosophical Studies, url=, doi=10.1007/s11098-007-9159-z, volume=141, issue=2, pages=
    • , passage=And since being negatively-charged and being positively-charged are determinates of the same determinable, [D5] will not permit us to infer worlds where anything negatively-charged is also positively-charged. }}

    Verb

    (determinat)
  • (obsolete) To bring to an end; to determine.
  • * Shakespeare
    • The sly, slow hours shall not determinate / The dateless limit of thy dear exile.
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