in·de·ter·mi·nate 
(ĭn′dĭ-tûrmə-nĭt)
(ĭn′dĭ-tûrmə-nĭt)adj.
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. Not fixed or known in advance: an indeterminate future.
e. Not leading up to a definite result or ending: an indeterminate campaign.
2. Botany Not terminating in a flower and continuing to grow at the apex: an indeterminate inflorescence.
3. Mathematics Having more than one variable and an infinite number of solutions, such as the equation 5x2 + 3y = 10.
[Middle English, from Latin indēterminātus : in-, not; see IN-1 + dēterminātus, determined; see DETERMINATE.]
in′de·termi·nate·ly adv.
in′de·termi·nate·ness, in′de·ter′mi·nation (-nāshən) n.
- repentantly
- repenter
- repercussion
- repercussive
- reperfusion
- repertoire
- repertorial
- repertory
- repertory company
- repetend
- repetition
- repetitional
- repetitious
- repetitiously
- repetitiousness
- repetitive
- repetitively
- repetitiveness
- repetitive strain injury
- rephrase
- repine
- repiner
- replace
- replaceable
- replacement