What is the meaning of indeterminate?

adjective

  • Not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance.
    • usage: "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.
    • usage: "an indeterminate stem"
  • Of uncertain or ambiguous nature.
    • usage: "the equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists"
  • Not capable of being determined.
    • usage: "the indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle"
  • Not leading to a definite ending or result.
    • usage: "an indeterminate campaign"
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APAWordNet. (2010). indeterminate. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/indeterminate/definitions/1176442
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