 indeterminate |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance | |
| Synonyms: | undetermined | |
| Examples: | "of indeterminate age" "a zillion is a large indeterminate number" "an indeterminate point of law" "the influence of environment is indeterminate" "an indeterminate future" |
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| Related terms: | determinate open-ended cost-plus open-ended uncertain indeterminable inconclusive | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] not leading to a definite ending or result | |
| Examples: | "an indeterminate campaign" |
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| Related terms: | inconclusive | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] not capable of being determined | |
| Examples: | "an indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle" |
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| Related terms: | indeterminable | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (botany) having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex | |
| Examples: | "an indeterminate stem" |
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| Related terms: | determinate botany racemose | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] of uncertain or ambiguous nature | |
| Examples: | "the equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists" |
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| Related terms: | equivocal | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] not clearly understood or expressed | |
| Synonyms: | vague obscure | |
| Examples: | "an indeterminate turn of phrase" "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin |
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| Related terms: | unclear | |
| Similar spelling: |
indeterminable indetermination indeterminacy indeterminancy indeterminably in_due_time |
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