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determinacy

[ dih-tur-muh-nuh-see ]

noun

  1. the quality of being determinate.
  2. the condition of being determined or mandated.


determinacy

/ dɪˈtɜːmɪnəsɪ /

noun

  1. the quality of being defined or fixed
  2. the condition of being predicted or deduced
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of determinacy1

First recorded in 1870–75; determin(ate) + -acy

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