# overdetermined

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Having more constraints or causes than necessary to determine a solution or result.
2. Having more equations than variables.
3. Determined by multiple causes in such a way that any of the causes on its own would be sufficient to account for the effect.

## Etymology
From over- + determined.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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