"underdetermine" meaning in All languages combined

See underdetermine on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underdetermine.wav Forms: underdetermines [present, singular, third-person], underdetermining [participle, present], underdetermined [participle, past], underdetermined [past]
Etymology: From under- + determine. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|determine}} under- + determine Head templates: {{en-verb}} underdetermine (third-person singular simple present underdetermines, present participle underdetermining, simple past and past participle underdetermined)
  1. Particularly in the theory of scientific explanation, to provide too few constraints to specify a unique solution. Related terms: underdetermination

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