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overdetermine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
overde-ter-mine
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give too many constraints, so that no solution is available.

verb

To determine in such a way that any of the determinant's components would be sufficient on its own to produce the consequence.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English determine English overdetermine From over- + determine.

Inflected Forms

overdetermines (present, singular) overdetermining (participle, present) overdetermined (participle, past) overdetermined (past)

Frequently Paired Words

overdetermination

Antonyms

underdetermine

Questions

What does overdetermine mean?
To give too many constraints, so that no solution is available.
Where does overdetermine come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English determine English overdetermine From over- + determine.

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