Determinism
Definition
Determinism is the thesis that every event is made necessary by earlier events together with the laws of nature.
On this site
The Determined setting: seeded, replayable and identical on every run.
Role in the model
The Determined setting is a seeded universe. You can replay it, and it comes out the same on every run, with each choice fixed by what came before. It’s also the cheapest time model, because a deterministic world can be stored as a seed and a rule.
Related
14 short pages, one per thinker, each with its matching dial. See also the reading list.