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   In·de·ter·mi·nate

   /ˌindəˈtərmənət/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not exactly known, established, or defined: "the date of manufacture is indeterminate" Similar undeterminedundefinedunspecifiedunfixedunsettledindefiniteunknownuncounteduncertainunpredictablevagueindefiniteunspecificunclearobscurenebulousindistinctsome kind ofambiguousambivalentequivocalamorphousshapelessformlessunformedunshapedstructurelessunstructuredinexactimpreciseinexplicitill-definedhazyfaintshadowydimrare:nebuloseOpposite knowndefiniteclear
   • ▪ (of a judicial sentence) such that the convicted person's conduct determines the date of release.
   • ▪ (of a quantity) having no definite or definable value.
   • ▪ (of a condition) from which a diagnosis of the underlying cause cannot be made: "indeterminate colitis"
   • ▪ (of a plant shoot) not having all the axes terminating in a flower bud and so producing a shoot of indefinite length.

   Word Origin early 17th century: from late Latin indeterminatus, from in- ‘not’ + Latin determinatus ‘limited, determined’ (see determinate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. indeterminacy noun
   • 2. indeterminately adverb
   • 3. indeterminateness noun

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   What does indeterminate mean?

   • She found the word indicating to whom degrees should be granted indeterminate, with no character of sex attached to it. Matter in a more general sense is the indeterminate, the indefinite and the potential. Indeterminate definition: not determinate; not precisely fixed in extent; indefinite; uncertain..

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   What does indeterminateness mean in math?

   • indeterminateness(the quality of being vague and poorly defined) Sense 4 Meaning: (of a quantity) having no definite value, as an equation that cannot be solved Context example: 0/0 is an indeterminate form

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   Is indeterminate a variable?

   • It bears an affinity to the problem of indeterminate architecture—the indeterminate residential area. indeterminate (plural indeterminates) (loose sense) a variable . The distinction between indeterminate and variable when discussing, say, a polynomial, is often overlooked: an indeterminate is regarded as a type of variable.

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   adjective. uk / ˌɪndɪˈtɜːmɪnət / us. Add to word list. impossible to know: a large woman of indeterminate age. (Definition of indeterminate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of indeterminate. in Chinese (Traditional) 不確定的, 不明確的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 不确定的, 不明确的… See more. in Portuguese.

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   2 days ago · 1. not determinate. ; specif., a. inexact in its limits, nature, etc.; indefinite; uncertain; vague. an indeterminate amount. b. not yet settled, concluded, or known; doubtful or inconclusive. 2. Botany. racemose. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms.

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   Jun 25, 2023 · indeterminate (plural indeterminates) (algebra, strict sense) A symbol that resembles a variable or parameter but is used purely formally and neither signifies nor is ever assigned a particular value; (loose sense) a variable.

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