n.
Pronunciation: - ' t ə r-m ə - ˌ ni-z ə m
Function: noun
Date: 1874
1 a : a theory that the will is free and that deliberate choice and actions are not determined by or predictable from antecedent causes b : a theory that holds that not every event has a cause
2 : the quality or state of being indeterminate especially : UNPREDICTABILITY
– in · de · ter · min · ist \ - ' t ə rm-nist, - ' t ə r-m ə - \ noun
– in · de · ter · min · is · tic \ - ˌ t ə r-m ə - ' nis-tik \ adjective