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fortuitism

fortuitism noun: the doctrine that chance is involved in natural events rather than absolute determinism.

Noun

fortuitism (uncountable)

  1. The doctrine that chance is involved in natural events rather than absolute determinism.

Questions about fortuitism

What does fortuitism mean?
Fortuitism means the doctrine that chance is involved in natural events rather than absolute determinism.
What part of speech is fortuitism?
Fortuitism is a noun.

Words near fortuitism in the dictionary

  1. forts
  2. Fortson
  3. Fortsons
  4. fortuit
  5. fortuities
  6. fortuitism
  7. fortuitist
  8. fortuitists
  9. fortuitous
  10. fortuitously
  11. fortuitousness

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