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Where does “superdeterminism” come from?

superdeterminism (English) comes from English determinism, from French déterminisme, from French déterminer, from Latin dēterminō, from Latin terminō, from Latin Terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine — boundary, end.

superdeterminism (English): A generalization of determinism that includes the...

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  1. A generalization of determinism that includes the...

Ancestry of “superdeterminism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeterminismThe doctrine that all actions are determined by...
2Frenchdéterminismedeterminism
3Frenchdéterminerto determine, establish
4Latindēterminō—
5Latinterminō—
6LatinTerminus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
8Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
9Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
10Proto-Italictermenos—
11Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end
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