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1Predetermined variables — are variables that were determined prior to the current period. In econometric models this implies that the current period error term is uncorrelated with current and lagged values of the predetermined variable but may be correlated with future… …
2predetermined — index aforethought, deliberate, express, fixed (settled), intentional, premeditated, stated Burt …
3predetermined conclusion — index foregone conclusion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4predetermined course of events — index predetermination Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5predetermined — [adj] decided in advance agreed, arranged, calculated, cut and dried*, deliberate, destined, determined, doomed, fated, fixed, foredestined, foreordained, forethought, planned, prearranged, precogitated, predestined, premeditated, preordained,… …
6predetermined — pre|de|ter|mined [ˌpri:dıˈtə:mınd US ə:r ] adj formal decided or arranged before something happens, so that it does not happen by chance predetermined level/limit/amount etc ▪ a predetermined level of spending >predetermine v [T] ▪ The colour… …
7predetermined — [[t]pri͟ːdɪtɜ͟ː(r)mɪnd[/t]] ADJ If you say that something is predetermined, you mean that its form or nature was decided by previous events or by people rather than by chance. The Prince s destiny was predetermined from the moment of his birth …
8predetermined — adjective formal if something is predetermined, it has been formed or arranged before it happens, and does not happen by chance: The colour of your eyes is predetermined by those of your parents. | a predetermined location predetermination noun… …
9predetermined — UK [ˌpriːdɪˈtɜː(r)mɪnd] / US [ˌprɪdɪˈtɜrmɪnd] adjective happening or developing in a particular way because of things that have existed, happened, or been decided before The department has exceeded its predetermined level of spending. Derived… …
10Predetermined motion time system — A predetermined motion time system (PMTS) is frequently used to set labor rates in industry by quantifying the amount of time required to perform specific tasks. The first such system is known as Methods Time Measurement, released in 1948 and… …