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overdetermined.

Having more constraints or causes than necessary to determine a solution or result.

14 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. Having more constraints or causes than necessary to determine a solution or result.

  2. Having more equations than variables.

  3. Determined by multiple causes in such a way that any of the causes on its own would be sufficient to account for the effect.

    usually
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English determined English overdetermined From over- + determined.

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of overdetermine

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English determine English overdetermine English -ed English overdetermined From overdetermine + -ed.

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