OVERDETERMINED

Etymology

Adjective

overdetermined (comparative more overdetermined, superlative most overdetermined)

(of a problem or question) Having more constraints or causes than necessary to determine a solution or result.

(linear algebra, of a system of linear equations) Having more equations than variables.

(usually, psychoanalysis) Determined by multiple causes in such a way that any of the causes on its own would be sufficient to account for the effect.

Source: Wiktionary



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LIGHT

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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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