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Overdetermine vs Overdetermined - What's the difference?

overdetermine | overdetermined |

In of a problem or question|lang=en terms the difference between overdetermine and overdetermined

is that overdetermine is (of a problem or question) to give too many constraints, so that no solution is available while overdetermined is (of a problem or question) which suffers so many constraints that it has no solution.

As a verb overdetermine

is (of a problem or question) to give too many constraints, so that no solution is available.

As an adjective overdetermined is

(of a problem or question) which suffers so many constraints that it has no solution.

overdetermine

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Verb

(overdetermin)
  • (of a problem or question) To give too many constraints, so that no solution is available.
  • To determine in such a way that any of the determinant's components would be sufficient on its own to produce the consequence.

    • Antonyms

    * underdetermine

    Related terms

    * overdetermination

    overdetermined

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a problem or question) which suffers so many constraints that it has no solution.
  • (linear algebra, of a system of linear equations) which has more equations than variables.
  • (usually, psychoanalysis) be determined by multiple causes in such a way that any of the causes on its own would be sufficient to account for the effect.

    • See also

    * underdetermined