indeterminate adj

1 not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance; "of indeterminate age"; "a zillion is a large indeterminate number"; "an indeterminate point of law"; "the influence of environment is indeterminate"; "an indeterminate future" [syn: undetermined] [ant: determinate]

2 having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex; "an indeterminate stem" [ant: determinate]

3 of uncertain or ambiguous nature; "the equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists"

4 not capable of being determined; "the indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle"

5 not leading to a definite ending or result; "an indeterminate campaign"

English

Adjective

1. not accurately determined or determinable
2. imprecise or vague

Synonyms

• indeterminant

Italian

Adjective

indeterminate p

1. feminine of indeterminato

Indeterminate has a variety of meanings in mathematics:

• Indeterminate (variable)
• Indeterminate equation
• Statically indeterminate
• Indeterminate form

It is also a term in botany and gardening:

• Indeterminate growth

It is also used in philosophy to describe the shortcomings of definition:

• Indeterminacy (Philosophy)

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