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indeterminate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | undetermined |
| Derivation | indeterminateness |
of indeterminate age.
a zillion is a large indeterminate number.
an indeterminate point of law.
the influence of environment is indeterminate.
an indeterminate future.
indeterminate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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an indeterminate stem.
indeterminate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | indeterminateness |
an indeterminate campaign.
indeterminate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | indeterminateness |
0/0 is an indeterminate form.
indeterminate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | indeterminateness |
the equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists.
Examples of indeterminate
indeterminate
Has any prisoner on an indeterminate sentence ever served more than the minimum?
From the guardian.co.uk
He said Taylor posed a danger and an indeterminate sentence was his only option.
From the guardian.co.uk
Boggs, divorced from his, occasionally picks up hookers of indeterminate gender.
From the time.com
A leopard population of indeterminate size remains in the southern Negev region.
From the newscientist.com
Indeterminate production is longer, but usually slows or stops in excessive heat.
From the chron.com
Connelly was given an indeterminate sentence with a minimum term of five years.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
Auctions are most useful for setting the price of goods of indeterminate value.
From the time.com
They have fought countless suitors of indeterminate credibility and intentions.
From the independent.co.uk
He said he was imposing an indeterminate jail sentence to safeguard the public.
From the metro.co.uk
- Not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance; "of indeterminate age"; "a zillion is a large indeterminate number"; "an indeterminate point of law"; "the influence of environment is indeterminate"; "an indeterminate future"
- Having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex; "an indeterminate stem"
- Of uncertain or ambiguous nature; "the equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists"
- Not leading to a definite ending or result; "an indeterminate campaign"
- (indeterminateness) indefiniteness: the quality of being vague and poorly defined
- In mathematics, and particularly in formal algebra, an indeterminate is a symbol that does not stand for anything else but itself. ...
- (Indeterminacy (literature)) Indeterminacy in literature can be when the ending of a story is not wrapped up entirely, there are still questions to be answered. ...
- (Indeterminacy (philosophy)) Indeterminacy, in philosophy, can refer both to common scientific and mathematical concepts of uncertainty and their implications and to another kind of indeterminacy deriving from the nature of definition or meaning. ...
- Not accurately determined or determinable; imprecise or vague
