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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINDETERMINATE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   INDETERMINATE meaning: 1. not measured, counted, or clearly known: 2. not measured, counted, or clearly known: 3. not…. Learn more.

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   Indeterminate means not known or decided. When someone contracts a rare stomach parasite but has not been traveling internationally, you might say it had indeterminate origins. It's important to distinguish indeterminate from undetermined, which means not yet decided.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINDETERMINATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · 1. uncertain in extent, amount, or nature. 2. not definite; inconclusive. an indeterminate reply. 3. unable to be predicted, calculated, or deduced. 4. physics. (of an effect) not obeying the law of causality; noncausal.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › indeterminateIndeterminate - definition of indeterminate by The Free ...

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   1. uncertain in extent, amount, or nature. 2. not definite; inconclusive: an indeterminate reply. 3. unable to be predicted, calculated, or deduced.

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   Definition of indeterminate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryINDETERMINATE definition in American English | Collins ...

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   3 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.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › indeterminateINDETERMINATE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   INDETERMINATE definition: impossible to know: . Learn more.