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overdetermined en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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 determined English overdetermined From over- + determined.

Meanings

  1. (of a problem or question) Having more constraints or causes than necessary to determine a solution or result.
  2. (of a system of linear equations) Having more equations than variables.
  3. (usually) Determined by multiple causes in such a way that any of the causes on its own would be sufficient to account for the effect.

Forms

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more overdetermined Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most overdetermined Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

underdetermined

Translations (6)

it sovradeterminato (of linear equations) · et ülemääratud (of linear equations) · fi ylimäärätty (of linear equations) · de überbestimmt (of linear equations) · fr surdéterminé (of linear equations) · sv överbestämd (of linear equations)

overdetermined en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

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 English -ed English overdetermined From overdetermine + -ed.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of overdetermine