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Webster 1913 Edition
Indeterminate
Inˊde-ter′mi-nate
,Adj.
[L.
indeterminatus
.] Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not precise;
as, an
. indeterminate
number of yearsPaley.
Inˊde-ter′mi-nate-ly
adv.
Inˊde-ter′mi-nate-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Indeterminate
INDETERM'INATE
,Adj.
1.
Not determinate; not settled or fixed; not definite; uncertain; as an indeterminate number of years.2.
Not certain; not precise.Definition 2024
indeterminate
indeterminate
English
Adjective
indeterminate (comparative more indeterminate, superlative most indeterminate)
- Not accurately determined or determinable.
- Imprecise or vague.
- (biology) Of growth: with no genetically defined end, and thus theoretically limitless.
- (botany) Of inflorescences: not topped with some form of terminal bud.
- intersex
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
not accurately determined
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Related terms
Latin
Adjective
indētermināte
- vocative masculine singular of indēterminātus
References
- INDETERMINATE in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)