indeterminate
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪndɪˈtɜː(ɹ)mɪnət/
Adjective
indeterminate (comparative more indeterminate, superlative most indeterminate)
- Not accurately determined or determinable.
- Imprecise or vague.
- (mathematics, of certain forms of limit) Not definitively or precisely determined, because of the presence of infinity and/or zero symbols used in any of several improper combinations.
- (biology, of growth) With no genetically defined end, and thus theoretically limitless.
- (botany, of inflorescences) Not topped with some form of terminal bud.
- Intersex.
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Antonyms
Derived terms
- indeterminate form
- indeterminately
- indeterminateness
- indeterminate state
Related terms
Translations
not accurately determined
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References
- indeterminate in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
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