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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•de•ter•mi•nate /ˌɪndɪˈtɜrmənɪt/USA pronunciation adj. - not precisely fixed or determined:an indeterminate shape in the distance.
- not settled in advance:The acting principal will serve for an indeterminate time.
in•de•ter•mi•na•cy /ˌɪndɪˈtɜrmənəsi/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] in•de•ter•mi•nate•ly, adv. in•de•ter•mi•nate•ness, n. [uncountable] in•de•ter•mi•na•tion /ˌɪndɪˌtɜrməˈneɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -term-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•de•ter•mi•nate (in′di tûr′mə nit),USA pronunciation adj. - not determinate;
not precisely fixed in extent;
indefinite;
uncertain. - not clear;
vague. - not established.
- not settled or decided.
- [Math.]
- Mathematics(of a quantity) undefined, as 0/0.
- Mathematics(of an equation) able to be satisfied by more than one value for each unknown.
- Botany(of an inflorescence) having the axis or axes not ending in a flower or bud, thus allowing further elongation.
n. - Mathematicssomething whose value is not specified: used esp. in abstract algebra;
a variable.
- Late Latin indēterminātus. See in-3, determinate
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ambiguous.
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