nondeterminism
/nɑndəˈtɝmɪnɪzəm/noun
nondeterminism is spelled N-O-N-D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-I-S-M: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nondeterminism means “The opposite of determinism: the doctrine that there are factors other than the state and immutable laws of the universe involved in the unfolding of…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nondeterminism is nondeterminisms.
How many letters and syllables are in nondeterminism?
| Letters | 14: N-O-N-D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 nondeterminism?
Nondeterminism appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 nondeterminism?
- US /nɑndəˈtɝmɪnɪzəm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-nondeterminism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nondeterminism
- nondeterminisms plural
- non-determinism
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nondeterminism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The opposite of determinism: the doctrine that there are factors other than the state and immutable laws of the universe involved in the unfolding of events, such as free will.
- 2
Dependence on factors other than initial state and input.
Moving from a single-processor to a multi-processor system often exposes hidden nondeterminism due to invalid assumptions about scheduling.
- 3
The property of being nondeterministic, involving arbitrary choices; necessitating the choice between various indistinguishable possibilities.
Projection of an automaton almost always results in nondeterminism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nondeterminism come from?
From non- + determinism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).