Where does “overdetermine” come from?
overdetermine (English) comes from English determine, from Middle English determinen, from Old French determiner, from Latin dēterminare, from Latin terminare, from Latin Terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine — boundary, end.
overdetermine (English): To give too many constraints, so that no solution...
Definitions
- To give too many constraints, so that no solution...
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