indeterminism

This term describes a conceptual framework where the universe is not a clockwork mechanism. It suggests a break in the chain of causality, allowing for genuine randomness or the existence of autonomous agency. It is primarily used in academic, philosophical, and quantum physics contexts to challenge the notion of a predestined future.

As an abstract philosophical doctrine, this noun is uncountable. It refers to a general theory or state of being rather than a discrete object, meaning it cannot be pluralized or counted with numbers. To refer to specific instances of the concept, one must use partitive constructions such as a version of indeterminism or an instance of indeterminism.