deterministic development
noun phraseUK /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈnɪstɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
US /dɪˌtɜːrmɪˈnɪstɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
A way of building things where the same steps always give the same result.
Because the team used deterministic development, every build of the game came out exactly the same.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A software practice where builds and tests always produce identical outputs from identical inputs.
Deterministic development makes it easy to track down bugs because failures happen the same way every time.
3. In biology, the idea that an organism's development follows a fixed path set by its genes.
Early embryos show deterministic development, where each cell's fate is decided from the start.
4. A planning approach in which outcomes are fully controlled by known rules and initial conditions.
The city's deterministic development plan left little room for surprises.