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词汇 underdetermine
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Definition of underdetermine in English:

underdetermine

verbˌʌndədɪˈtəːmɪnˌəndərdiˈtərmən
[with object]
  • Account for (a theory or phenomenon) with less than the amount of evidence needed for proof or certainty.

    证据不足地解释(理论,现象)

    most cosmological theories are underdetermined by the facts
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A child's linguistic abilities appear to be radically underdetermined by the evidence of verbal behavior offered to the child in the short period in which he or she expresses those abilities.
    • In practice, of course, the evidence available will often underdetermine the identification of the desires and beliefs operative in a given course of action.
    • Hence, theory choice is underdetermined by evidence.
    • Periods of transition are underdetermined and our tools for the study of such processes are necessarily insufficient.
    • Generalizing, we might say that just as points underdetermine equations, so facts underdetermine theories.
    • In every case, he will claim, all the evidence we will ever have radically underdetermines what it would be true or even justifiable to believe.

Derivatives

  • underdetermination

  • nounˌʌndədɪtəːmɪˈnɛɪʃ(ə)n
    • The underdetermination of theory by data allows for a surfeit of plausible comparisons and interpretations.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We might say that realism can produce underdetermination because of its ability to lower the threshold of interpretation and economize on meaning.

Definition of underdetermine in US English:

underdetermine

verbˌəndərdiˈtərmən
[with object]usually be underdetermined
  • Account for (a theory or phenomenon) with less than the amount of evidence needed for proof or certainty.

    证据不足地解释(理论,现象)

    most cosmological theories are underdetermined by the facts
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Periods of transition are underdetermined and our tools for the study of such processes are necessarily insufficient.
    • In every case, he will claim, all the evidence we will ever have radically underdetermines what it would be true or even justifiable to believe.
    • Generalizing, we might say that just as points underdetermine equations, so facts underdetermine theories.
    • A child's linguistic abilities appear to be radically underdetermined by the evidence of verbal behavior offered to the child in the short period in which he or she expresses those abilities.
    • In practice, of course, the evidence available will often underdetermine the identification of the desires and beliefs operative in a given course of action.
    • Hence, theory choice is underdetermined by evidence.
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