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retrospective determinism

retrospective determinism noun: a fallacy consisting in reasoning that because something happened, it was therefore bound to happen.

Noun

retrospective determinism (usually uncountable, plural retrospective determinisms)

  1. (usually) A fallacy consisting in reasoning that because something happened, it was therefore bound to happen.

Forms of retrospective determinism

pluralretrospective determinisms

Questions about retrospective determinism

What does retrospective determinism mean?
Retrospective determinism means a fallacy consisting in reasoning that because something happened, it was therefore bound to happen.
What part of speech is retrospective determinism?
Retrospective determinism is a noun.
What is the plural of retrospective determinism?
The plural of retrospective determinism is retrospective determinisms.

Words near retrospective determinism in the dictionary

  1. retrospectical
  2. retrospecting
  3. retrospection
  4. retrospections
  5. retrospective
  6. retrospective determinism
  7. retrospective determinisms
  8. retrospective memories
  9. retrospective memory
  10. retrospectively
  11. retrospectiveness

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