predeterminato
predetermined
adjective preh-deh-ter-mee-NAH-toh Rare
Origin: From pre- + determinato, from Latin praedeterminare (to decide in advance).
Also means
preset
Usage Note
Predeterminato agrees in gender and number: predeterminata, predeterminati, predeterminate. It is used in technical, legal, and philosophical contexts to describe something decided or set in advance. The verb is predeterminare; the noun is predeterminazione.
Examples
"Il sistema segue un percorso predeterminato."
Natural Translation
The system follows a predetermined path.
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