overdetermined

English

Pronunciation

  • Audio (US):(file)

Etymology 1

From over- +‎ determined.

Adjective

overdetermined (comparative more overdetermined, superlative most overdetermined)

  1. (of a problem or question) Having more constraints or causes than necessary to determine a solution or result.
    Antonym: underdetermined
  2. (linear algebra, of a system of linear equations) Having more equations than variables.
  3. (usually psychoanalysis) Determined by multiple causes in such a way that any of the causes on its own would be sufficient to account for the effect.
Translations

Etymology 2

From overdetermine +‎ -ed.

Verb

overdetermined

  1. simple past and past participle of overdetermine
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.