"overdetermine" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: overdetermines [present, singular, third-person], overdetermining [participle, present], overdetermined [participle, past], overdetermined [past]
Etymology: over- + determine. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|determine}} over- + determine Head templates: {{en-verb}} overdetermine (third-person singular simple present overdetermines, present participle overdetermining, simple past and past participle overdetermined)
  1. (of a problem or question) To give too many constraints, so that no solution is available.
    Sense id: en-overdetermine-en-verb-rItfMvOo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 62 38
  2. To determine in such a way that any of the determinant's components would be sufficient on its own to produce the consequence.
    Sense id: en-overdetermine-en-verb-mhKblnIu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: overdetermination

Inflected forms

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