Determinism is the philosophical position that events are entirely determined by pre-existing causes.

Determinism has many meanings in different fields:

Philosophy Determinism Deterministic system (philosophy) Economic determinism in philosophy of history Historical determinism Linguistic determinism Logical determinism Retrospective determinism Theological determinism

Psychology Psychological determinism

Sociology and anthropology Cultural determinism Environmental determinism Social determinism Technological determinism Nominative determinism

Environmental geography Climatic determinism

Biology Biological determinism Genetic determinism Determinism theory of hematopoiesis

Physics Superdeterminism

Mathematics Deterministic system Determinacy in set theory and game theory

Computer science Deterministic algorithm Deterministic automaton Deterministic finite automaton

Entertainment and media Determinism (film), a 2011 American crime drama film

See also Determination Indeterminacy (disambiguation) Determiner in linguistics Determinable (disambiguation)