indeterminate
adjective
- not determinate; specif.,
- inexact in its limits, nature, etc.; indefinite; uncertain; vague: an indeterminate amount
- not yet settled, concluded, or known; doubtful or inconclusive
- Bot. racemose
See indeterminate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĭnˌdĭ-tûrˈmə-nĭt)
adjectivea. 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.
- Botany Not terminating in a flower and continuing to grow at the apex: an indeterminate inflorescence.
Related Forms:
- inˌde·terˈmi·nate·ly adverb
- inˌde·terˈmi·nate·ness, inˌde·terˌmi·naˈtion (-nāˈshən) noun
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