overdetermine Antonyms
Opposite of overdetermine
• verb (Context 1)
To define or constrain a mathematical problem or system of equations with more conditions or parameters than are necessary to find a unique solution.
"Adding a fourth boundary condition will underdetermine the system of equations, making it impossible to find a solution without contradictions."
• verb (Context 2)
To cause or account for an effect through multiple independent factors, any single one of which would have been logically or practically sufficient on its own (especially in psychoanalysis, sociology, and philosophy).
"The sociologist argued that poverty in the region is overdetermined by a combination of historical marginalization, poor infrastructure, and lack of educational resources."
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