different between deterministic vs decisive

English

Etymology

determinist +? -ic

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??t??m?n?st?k/

Adjective

deterministic (comparative more deterministic, superlative most deterministic)

1. Of, or relating to determinism.
2. (mathematics, of a Turing machine) Having at most one instruction associated with any given internal state.
3. (physics, of a system) Having exactly predictable time evolution.
4. (computing, of an algorithm) Having each state depend only on the immediately previous state, as opposed to having some states depend on backtracking where there may be multiple possible next actions and no way to choose between them except by trying each one and backtracking upon failure.

Antonyms

• indeterministic
• nondeterministic

Translations

References

• The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2005 Denis Howe

English

Etymology

From Middle French décisif

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??sa?s?v/
• Rhymes: -a?s?v

Adjective

decisive (comparative more decisive, superlative most decisive)

1. Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.

   A decisive battle is fatal for one side's war chances

   A decisive vote
2. Marked by promptness and decision.

   A noble instance of this attribute of the decisive character. -J. Foster.

Synonyms

• decided
• positive
• conclusive

Antonyms

• indecisive

Derived terms

• decisively
• decisiveness

Related terms

• decidable
• decided

Translations

References

• decisive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

• decisive in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• iDevices

Italian

Adjective

decisive

1. feminine plural of decisivo