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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

/ »åɪˈ³Ùɜ˳¾Éª²ÔÉ™²õɪ /

noun

  1. the quality of being defined or fixed
  2. the condition of being predicted or deduced
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of determinacy1

First recorded in 1870–75; determin(ate) + -acy
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It is a hallmark of authoritarianism to foment broad and enduring mistrust in institutions so that people will come to crave the certainty and determinacy of the strongman.

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“It’s a form of radical determinacy in the face of the chaotic,†he said.

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“Once a case is settled, that adds to the determinacy of law,†he said.

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When it came to Brian Ferneyhough's obscurely complex "Lemma-Icon-Epigram," Hodges' sheer determinacy was what proved gripping in its own right.

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It enhances rule determinacy, not only by denying local governments “local legal autonomy,†but also subjects their actions to state oversight.

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