indeterminism
noun
indeterminism is spelled I-N-D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-I-S-M: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, 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…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of indeterminism is indeterminisms.
How many letters and syllables are in indeterminism?
| Letters | 13: I-N-D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is indeterminism?
Indeterminism appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce indeterminism?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-indeterminism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of indeterminism
- indeterminisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does indeterminism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 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.
- 4
A situation in which there are multiple valid options for next step in a process.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Indeterminism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | indéterminisme |
| German | Indeterminismus |
| Portuguese | indeterminismo |
| Spanish | indeterminismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does indeterminism come from?
Borrowed from French indéterminisme, equivalent to in- + determinism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).