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overdetermine

overdetermine verb: to give too many constraints, so that no solution is available.

Verb

overdetermine (third-person singular simple present overdetermines, present participle overdetermining, simple past and past participle overdetermined)

  1. To give too many constraints, so that no solution is available.
  2. To determine in such a way that any of the determinant's components would be sufficient on its own to produce the consequence.

Antonyms of overdetermine

Forms of overdetermine

third-person singular presentoverdetermines
present participleoverdetermining
past participleoverdetermined
pastoverdetermined

Origin of overdetermine

From over- + determine.

Questions about overdetermine

What does overdetermine mean?
Overdetermine means to give too many constraints, so that no solution is available.
What part of speech is overdetermine?
Overdetermine is a verb.
What is the past tense of overdetermine?
The past tense of overdetermine is overdetermined.

Words near overdetermine in the dictionary

  1. overdetected
  2. overdetecting
  3. overdetection
  4. overdetects
  5. overdetermination
  6. overdetermine
  7. overdetermined
  8. overdetermines
  9. overdetermining
  10. overdeterrence
  11. overdeterrent

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