underdetermine
verb
underdetermine is a verb meaning “Particularly in the theory of scientific explanation, to provide too few constraints to specify a unique solution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled U-N-D-E-R-D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-E.
What does underdetermine mean?
verb
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Particularly in the theory of scientific explanation, to provide too few constraints to specify a unique solution.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce underdetermine?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-underdetermine.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of underdetermine
- underdetermines present, singular, he/she/it
- underdetermining participle, present
- underdetermined participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does underdetermine come from?
From under- + determine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).