| 释义 |
underdeˈtermine, v.
[under-1 10 a.]
trans. To account for (a theory or phenomenon) with less than the amount of evidence needed for proof or certainty. Freq. as pa. pple. Cf. overdetermine v.
1966J. J. Katz Philos. of Lang. ii. 11 As in other sciences, the evidence underdetermines a generalization. 1977A. Giddens Stud. in Social & Polit. Theory 11 Even in the most developed areas of the natural sciences, theories are underdetermined by facts. 1979A. R. Peacocke Creation & World of Science ii. 73 It is salutary to remember that most cosmological theories are underdetermined by the facts. 1984Times Lit. Suppl. 14 Dec. 1453/3 Early exploratory models will be drastically underdetermined by the data.
Also ˌunderdetermiˈnation, the state or quality of being underdetermined; underdeˈtermined ppl. a.
1966J. J. Katz Philos. of Lang. iv. 114 Such underdetermination means that the slack must be taken up by considerations that have to do with the simplicity and generality of the hypotheses. 1977A. Giddens Stud. in Social & Polit. Theory 11 The underdetermination of theories by facts in social science is certainly greater than in natural science. 1978Hookway & Pettit Action & Interpretation p. xi, The argument is that with underdetermined theories as to someone's beliefs and desires, there is no language-independent realm of meanings in regard to which the theories differ. |