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  2. Determination - Wikipedia

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    The word determination comes from the Latin word dēterminatiō, meaning "limit" or "determination, end result". It is derived from the verb dētermināre, meaning "confine; designate," with the abstract noun suffix - tiō. The meaning shifted from "end result, decision" to its present meaning.

  3. Sisu - Wikipedia

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    Sisu is extraordinary determination in the face of extreme adversity, and courage that is presented typically in situations where success is unlikely. It expresses itself in taking action against the odds, and displaying courage and resoluteness in the face of adversity; in other words, deciding on a course of action, and then adhering to it even if repeated failures ensue.

  4. Determinant - Wikipedia

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    A meaning can be given to the Leibniz formula provided that the order for the product is specified, and similarly for other definitions of the determinant, but non-commutativity then leads to the loss of many fundamental properties of the determinant, such as the multiplicative property or that the determinant is unchanged under transposition ...

  5. Determinism - Wikipedia

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    Predeterminism can be categorized as a specific type of determinism when it is used to mean pre-established causal determinism. [10] [12] It can also be used interchangeably with causal determinism—in the context of its capacity to determine future events. [10] [13] However, predeterminism is often considered as independent of causal determinism.

  6. Predeterminism - Wikipedia

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    Predeterminism necessarily implies, at the very least, a passive but all-knowing observer, if not an active planner, designer, or manipulator (of the fetus's personal characteristics). This basic scientific idea of hereditary determination, though, already fulfills the definition of causal determinism, a metaphysical concept.

  7. Overdetermination - Wikipedia

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    In other words, both M* and P* are overdetermined. Since either M or P is sufficient for M* or P*, the problem of mental-physical causal overdetermination is the causal redundancy. Whereas there may unproblematically be recognised many different necessary conditions of the event's occurrence, no two distinct events may lay claim to be ...

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  9. Dhrti - Wikipedia

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    Dhruti, meaning 'fortitude' and 'determination', is defined as the subtle faculty in a person that makes them strive continuously towards a goal. Dhruti is a quality of peace, courage, patience, enthusiasm, and perseverance to face and overcome all odds and obstacles.