"determinacy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪˈtɜːmɪnəsi/ [UK] Forms: determinacies [plural]
Etymology: From determinate + -cy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|determinate|cy}} determinate + -cy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} determinacy (countable and uncountable, plural determinacies)
  1. The ability to be completely determined in a definite way; the quality of being determinate. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-determinacy-en-noun-rG7uMdug Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -cy Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -cy: 62 38
  2. (mathematics) (game theory) The study of the circumstances under which a game has a winning strategy. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-determinacy-en-noun-XRq7gF~G Categories (other): Mathematics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: determinateness Derived forms: undeterminacy

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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