deterministic

adjective
UK /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈnɪstɪk/
US /dɪˌtɜːrmɪˈnɪstɪk/

Something that always happens the same way because of fixed rules.

The game is deterministic, so the same moves always give the same result.

SYNONYMS

predictablefixedcertaindefinite

RELATED WORDS

determinedeterminismcauseoutcome

OTHER MEANINGS

2. In science, describing a system whose future is fully set by its present state.

Scientists studied the deterministic model of the planets' orbits.

3. Believing that everything happens because of causes, not by chance.

Her deterministic view says every choice has a prior cause.

4. In computing, a program that always produces the same output for the same input.

We need a deterministic function so the test results never change.