nondeterministic

adjective

non·​de·​ter·​min·​is·​tic ˌnän-di-ˌtər-mə-ˈnis-tik 

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: not relating to or implying determinism : not deterministic

nondeterministic theories of free will

Examples of nondeterministic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cost per successful outcome measures your wins and hides what the losses cost, and with nondeterministic systems, the losses are where the money goes. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

It’s poised to be one of the first nondeterministic cockpit applications. — Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2025

However, two rate-cutting cycles did not lead to recessions, highlighting the nondeterministic nature of monetary policy actions. — Dan Irvine, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024

Testing and compliance are particularly difficult, Henley says, because traditional software-development testing strategies are maladapted for nondeterministic LLMs. — Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 6 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nondeterministic

• deuteronomistic
• imperialistic
• intuitionistic
• materialistic
• nonrelativistic
• oligopolistic
• particularistic
• sociolinguistic
• spiritualistic
• uncharacteristic
• universalistic
• agonistic