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- Dictionaryindeterminate/ˌɪndɪˈtəːmɪnət/
adjective
- 1. not exactly known, established, or defined: "the carpet is an indeterminate dull shade" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a shoot) not having all the axes terminating in a flower bud and so potentially of indefinite length.
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adjective. us. / ˌɪn·dɪˈtɜr·mə·nət / Add to word list. not clearly determined or established: Juvenile criminals are sometimes sentenced to indeterminate prison terms rather than a fixed length of time. (Definition of indeterminate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of indeterminate. indeterminate.
The meaning of INDETERMINATE is not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague. How to use indeterminate in a sentence. Did you know?
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. mathematics. a. having no numerical meaning, as 0.00 or 0/0. b.
What does indeterminate mean? Indeterminate describes something that is not precisely fixed or is uncertain, as in Sonya felt really frustrated with her boss’s indeterminate standards for evaluating her work.
/ ˌɪn.dɪˈtɜː.mɪ.nət / Add to word list. not measured, counted, or clearly known: indeterminate number An indeterminate number of workers have already been exposed to the danger. indeterminate age a man of indeterminate age. Opposite. determinate formal. Uncertainty.
1. a. Not precisely determined, determinable, or established: a person of indeterminate age. b. Not precisely fixed, as to extent, size, nature, or number: an indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle. c. Lacking clarity or precision, as in meaning; vague: an indeterminate turn of phrase. d.
Definition of indeterminate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
adjective. uk / ˌɪndɪˈtɜːmɪnət / us. Add to word list. impossible to know: a large woman of indeterminate age. (Definition of indeterminate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of indeterminate. in Chinese (Traditional) 不確定的, 不明確的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 不确定的, 不明确的… See more. in Spanish.
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