indeterminate

  • 11indeterminate — adjective Etymology: Middle English indeterminat, from Late Latin indeterminatus, from Latin in + determinatus, past participle of determinare to determine Date: 14th century 1. a. not definitely or precisely determined or fixed ; vague b. not… …

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  • 12indeterminate — adj. Indeterminate is used with these nouns: ↑colour, ↑sentence …

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  • 13indeterminate — in|de|ter|mi|nate [ˌındıˈtə:mınıt US ə:r ] adj impossible to know about definitely or exactly ▪ a girl of indeterminate age >indeterminately adv >indeterminacy n [U] …

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  • 14indeterminate — in|de|ter|mi|nate [ ,ındı tɜrmınət ] adjective not known or clearly established: a man of indeterminate age ╾ in|de|ter|mi|na|cy noun uncount …

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  • 15indeterminate — adjective impossible to know about definitely or exactly: a girl of indeterminate age indeterminately adverb indeterminacy noun (U) …

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  • 16indeterminate — UK [ˌɪndɪˈtɜː(r)mɪnət] / US [ˌɪndɪˈtɜrmɪnət] adjective not known or clearly established a man of indeterminate age Derived word: indeterminacy noun uncountable …

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  • 17indeterminate — /ɪndəˈtɜmənət / (say induh termuhnuht) adjective 1. not determinate; not fixed in extent; indefinite; uncertain. 2. not clear; vague: a cloudy and indeterminate meaning. 3. not established. 4. not settled or decided. 5. Mathematics (of a… …

  • 18indeterminate — adj. 1 not fixed in extent, character, etc. 2 left doubtful; vague. 3 Math. (of a quantity) not limited to a fixed value by the value of another quantity. 4 (of a judicial sentence) such that the convicted person s conduct determines the date of… …

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  • 19Indeterminate analysis — Indeterminate In de*ter mi*nate, a. [L. indeterminatus.] Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not precise; as, an indeterminate number of years. Paley. [1913 Webster] {Indeterminate analysis} (Math.), that branch of analysis which… …

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  • 20Indeterminate coefficients — Indeterminate In de*ter mi*nate, a. [L. indeterminatus.] Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not precise; as, an indeterminate number of years. Paley. [1913 Webster] {Indeterminate analysis} (Math.), that branch of analysis which… …

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