Attribute of
systems whose
behavior is specified without probabilities (other than zero or one) (
see probability ) and predictable without
uncertainty once the relevant conditions are known. Deterministic systems leave nothing to
chance and are of necessity
law ful. There are no options. Deterministic systems conform to the ideal of a
machine in which wear and tear, mechanical failures and unreliabilities are absent. Modern
computers are conceived as deterministic machines. (
Krippendorff )
