deterministischer

Deterministischer is a German adjective form meaning “more deterministic” and functions as the comparative form of deterministisch. It is used to describe something that exhibits a higher degree of determinism or to modify a noun in attributive position. The form appears most commonly before masculine singular nouns with an article, as in ein deterministischer Ansatz, but it also appears in other gender and number configurations with the appropriate endings (das deterministische Modell, eine deterministische Methode, deterministische Modelle). In comparative clauses it can be used with als, for example: Dieser Prozess ist deterministischer als jener.

Etymologically, deterministischer derives from deterministisch, which in turn comes from determin- “to determine” plus the common adjective suffix -isch, with the comparative suffix -er. The word is conceptually linked to the noun Determinismus (determinism) and to the broader notion of determinacy in philosophy, science, and everyday language.

Usage notes: deterministischer is predominantly used in contexts where something is described as more deterministic than another thing. It should not be confused with related terms such as deterministisch (the base adjective meaning “deterministic”) or Determinismus (determinism), or with noun forms such as ein Determinist (a determinist). In German, the endings of deterministischer and related forms follow standard adjective declension rules depending on case, gender, and article.

See also: Determinismus, deterministisch, determinism in philosophy, deterministic processes in computer science.