determinism

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Cook, a polyglot who can speak six languages, has also been well served by nominative determinism: She is the founder and CEO of the Cook School Cooking School.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The far more likely doomsday scenario for us is AI-driven, information-fueled determinism.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024

The idea that people grow up to embody their names is a phenomenon called "nominative determinism", Ms Kihm said.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2024

"A strictly climate determinism perspective is limiting and distorts reality," Matthew Huber, Professor of Geography in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, wrote to Salon.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2023

We now know that Laplace’s hopes of determinism cannot be realized, at least in the terms he had in mind.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking