English Dictionary

underdetermine

動詞

Particularly in the theory of scientific explanation, to provide too few constraints to specify a unique solution.

日本語の意味

（科学的説明の理論において）一意の解を定めるための十分な制約が与えられていない状態にする、またはそうした状態をもたらすこと。

The experimental data underdetermine the competing models, leaving room for multiple explanations.

実験データは、どの競合するモデルが正しいかを一意に決定するのに十分な制約を与えず、複数の説明が可能な余地を残している。

意味（1）

Particularly in the theory of scientific explanation, to provide too few constraints to specify a unique solution.

He recognised that, in constructing his laws, the physicist must go beyond the ‘facts’ which inevitably underdetermine his theories. Boltzmann rightly accused both the idealists and the inductivists of having ignored this basic limitation on the certainty of all scientific hypotheses.

underdetermines （ present singular third-person ）

underdetermining （ participle present ）

underdetermined （ participle past ）

underdetermined （ past ）