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de·ter·mi·na·cy

 (dĭ-tûr′mə-nə-sē)
n.
1. The quality or condition of being determinate.
2. The condition of being determined or characterized.
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determinacy

(dɪˈtɜːmɪnəsɪ)
n
1. the quality of being defined or fixed
2. the condition of being predicted or deduced
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de•ter•mi•na•cy

(dɪˈtɜr mə nə si)

n.
1. the quality of being determinate.
2. the condition of being determined.
[1870–75]
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determinacy

the state of being determinate; the quality of being certain or precise.
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