overdetermine
English
Etymology
over- + determine.
Verb
overdetermine (third-person singular simple present overdetermines, present participle overdetermining, simple past and past participle overdetermined)
- (of a problem or question) To give too many constraints, so that no solution is available.
- To determine in such a way that any of the determinant's components would be sufficient on its own to produce the consequence.
Antonyms
- underdetermine
Related terms
- overdetermination