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Determinism

/dɪˈtɜrməˌnɪzəm/
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(noun) The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.

Determinism was a major philosophical concept.
He believed in a strict determinism.
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____ was a major philosophical concept.

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