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incompatibilism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-com-pat-i-bil-ism
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The doctrine that free will and determinism are incompatible, that one necessarily precludes the other.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From in- + compatibilism or incompatible + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

incompatibilistic incompatibilist impossibilism

Synonyms

hard determinism

Antonyms

compatibilism

Questions

What does incompatibilism mean?
The doctrine that free will and determinism are incompatible, that one necessarily precludes the other.
Where does incompatibilism come from?
From in- + compatibilism or incompatible + -ism.

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