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underdetermination

underdetermination noun: the state or quality of being underdetermined.

Noun

underdetermination (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being underdetermined
    • It is true that […] the questions of the justification of inductive inferences normally lead to further problems, associated with the phenomenon of the underdetermination of theory by experience.2007 October 9, Manuel Pérez Otero, “The Humean problem of induction and Carroll’s Paradox”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 141, number 3, →DOI

underdetermination meaning in Bengali

underdetermination in Bengali

গুণ

Origin of underdetermination

From under- + determination or underdetermine + -ation.

Questions about underdetermination

What does underdetermination mean?
Underdetermination means the state or quality of being underdetermined.
What is underdetermination in Bengali?
Underdetermination in Bengali is গুণ. See Underdetermination meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is underdetermination?
Underdetermination is a noun.

Words near underdetermination in the dictionary

  1. underdetect
  2. underdetected
  3. underdetecting
  4. underdetection
  5. underdetects
  6. underdetermination
  7. underdetermine
  8. underdetermined
  9. underdeterminedness
  10. underdetermines
  11. underdetermining

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