Definition of "predetermined" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of predetermine. (verb)
• Determined in advance (adjective)

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• "His depression is a long-established beast, its terms of engagement predetermined from the outset of the book and subject to only the sketchiest of examinations."
• "You could require it only be taken out for use in predetermined milieus — someone visits a theater with it, another a restaurant at which a call is to be made and received, another on a day hike through the Santa Cruz hills to test reception, and so on."
• "Individual behavior in an organization is relatively stable and predictable because organizational structure is characterized by predetermined goals, prescribed roles, an authority structure, rules and regulations, and informal patterns."