"nondeterministic" meaning in English

See nondeterministic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /nɒndɪˌtɜːmɪnˈɪstik/ [UK], /nɑndɪˌtɝmɪnˈɪstik/ [Canada, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-nondeterministic.wav [US] Forms: non-deterministic [alternative]
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  1. (computer science) Exhibiting nondeterminism; involving choices between indistinguishable possibilities. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: complementary nondeterministic polynomial, nondeterministically, nondeterministic polynomial time, nondeterministic Turing machine, NP Related terms: indeterministic Translations (involving choices): недетерминиран (nedeterminiran) (Bulgarian), nedeterministický (Czech), niet-deterministisch (Dutch), epädeterministinen (Finnish), indéterministe (French), nichtdeterministisch (German), nemdeterminisztikus (Hungarian), brigðgengur [masculine] (Icelandic), nedeterminist [masculine] (Romanian)

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