单词	underdetermine
释义	underdetermine /ˌʌndədɪˈtəːmɪn / verb [with object] Account for (a theory or phenomenon) with less than the amount of evidence needed for proof or certainty: most cosmological theories are underdetermined by the facts... Generalizing, we might say that just as points underdetermine equations, so facts underdetermine theories. Hence, theory choice is underdetermined by evidence. 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. Derivatives underdetermination /ˌʌndədɪtəːmɪˈnɛɪʃ(ə)n/ noun ... The underdetermination of theory by data allows for a surfeit of plausible comparisons and interpretations. We might say that realism can produce underdetermination because of its ability to lower the threshold of interpretation and economize on meaning.
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