What is the meaning of tentative?

adjective

  • Under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon.
    • usage: "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"
  • Unsettled in mind or opinion.
    • usage: "drew a few tentative conclusions"
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