the quality of being certain to happen or bound to occur; necessity; certainty

(philosophy) A state where people are driven by blind forces or natural laws they do not yet understand, contrasted with the [[自由王国|自由王國|zi4 you2 wang2 guo2]].

a natural or certain tendency; a course of events that is bound to happen

inevitably; as a matter of course; a situation where the trend of development is bound to happen

inevitable outcome; inescapable consequence; certain result

the philosophical doctrine that all events, including human action, are ultimately determined by causes regarded as external to the will