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[ in-di-tur -muh -nit ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌɪn dɪˈtɜr mə nɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective not determinate; not precisely fixed in extent; indefinite; uncertain.
not clear; vague.
not established.
not settled or decided.
Mathematics . (of a quantity) undefined, as 0/0. (of an equation) able to be satisfied by more than one value for each unknown. Botany . (of an inflorescence) having the axis or axes not ending in a flower or bud, thus allowing further elongation.
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun Mathematics . something whose value is not specified: used especially in abstract algebra; a variable.
Origin of indeterminate First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Late Latin word indēterminātus. See in-3 , determinate
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OTHER WORDS FROM indeterminate in·de·ter·mi·nate·ly, adverb in·de·ter·mi·nate·ness, noun Words nearby indeterminate indestructible, in detail, indeterminable, indeterminacy, indeterminacy principle, indeterminate , indeterminate equation, indeterminate sentence, indeterminate vowel, indetermination, indeterminism
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Example sentences from the Web for indeterminate Counting down the moments they have left with Abdullah, always an indeterminate amount.
Al Jazeera Journo Abdullah El-Shamy Goes On Hunger Strike In Egyptian Jail | Jonathan Krohn| March 29, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Some gospel music, like Blind Willie Johnson's, chronicles an indeterminate journey to an unknown destination.
Leaps of Faith: Wrestling With Uncertainty and Finding Grace Through the Music of Hiss Golden Messenger | Howard Wolfson| March 2, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Before that its landscape had been indeterminate —there were even strips where the Kat goes to sea.
Monument Valley From the Eyes of a Krazy Kat and John Ford Fan | Malcolm Jones| February 3, 2012| DAILY BEAST
But the indeterminate , like music to the sentimental, is a vague stimulus.
The Sense of Beauty | George Santayana
If, however, the links are in involution, these forces become infinite or indeterminate .
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8 | Various
He was lithe, of indeterminate age, but with a look of great determination.
Suite Mentale | Gordon Randall Garrett
In cases of the worst type the indeterminate sentence would doubtless resolve itself into detention for life.
Mental Defectives and Sexual Offenders | W. H. Triggs, Donald McGavin, Frederick Truby King, J. Sands Elliot, Ada G. Patterson, C.E. Matthews and J. Beck
Below these again is rather an indeterminate group from whom water is taken by some of the higher castes, not by others.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 | Various
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British Dictionary definitions for indeterminate adjective uncertain in extent, amount, or nature
not definite; inconclusive an indeterminate reply
unable to be predicted, calculated, or deduced
physics (of an effect) not obeying the law of causality; noncausal
maths having no numerical meaning, as 0.00 or 0/0 (of an equation) having more than one variable and an unlimited number of solutions botany another word for indefinite (def. 4)
(of a structure, framework, etc) comprising forces that cannot be fully analysed, esp by vector analysis
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Derived forms of indeterminate indeterminacy , indetermination or indeterminateness , noun indeterminately , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to indeterminate undetermined, general, inconclusive, indefinite, indistinct, inexact, undefined, unspecified, borderless, imprecise, unfixed, unstipulated
Scientific definitions for indeterminate Continuing to grow at the apical meristem or the terminal bud indefinitely, allowing for the development of an ever-increasing number of plant organs such as leaves, stems, or flowers to the side.
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