Inconclusive
adjective
Not leading to a clear result, decision, or solution.
The results of the investigation were inconclusive.
Often appears as...
- inconclusive evidence
- inconclusive results
adjective
Not leading to a clear result, decision, or solution.
The results of the investigation were inconclusive.
Often appears as...
- inconclusive evidence
- inconclusive results
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Interpret with Care
When you see 'inconclusive,' be cautious drawing conclusions; more information might be needed.
The inconclusive findings prompted further study.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Negative
'Inconclusive' doesn't mean 'negative'; it implies uncertainty rather than failure.
Her symptoms gave inconclusive results for any known condition.
Pro Tip 3/3No Direct Answer
Use 'inconclusive' when an investigation or discussion does not provide a direct answer.
The debate ended with inconclusive arguments on both sides.
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ambiguouscertaindecideequivocalindeterminatevaguewool
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My failed mission to...
and I was pre-wired to keep an open mind. But to be honest, the whole thing for me was kind of weird and inconclusive, and in the end, I flew home, even more confused than I already started out. But that doesn't mean I came home empty-handed.
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Learn the Meerkat...
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Alison Jackson: A...
you're closing all the lines of interpretation down to selling a product and that's all you're doing. When you take the logo off, you're opening up the interpretations and making the work inconclusive,
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An Ancient Spindoctor PIPE...
an inconclusive truth but a clear-cut victory ramasees is portrayed as the hero of the hour who separated from his troops stands alone against the hit item bush
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Ed Yong: Suicidal wasps,...
who are carriers score slightly differently on personality questionnaires than other people, that they have a slightly higher risk of car accidents, and there's some evidence that people with schizophrenia are more likely to be infected. Now, I think this evidence is still inconclusive, and even among Toxo researchers,
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Award-winning teen-age...
but it was nearly negligible. And the soy sauce results were inconclusive because of the large data range, but it seems like soy sauce actually increased the potential carcinogens. Another important factor that I didn't take into account initially was the time cooked. And I found that if you increase the time cooked,
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My failed mission to...
and I was pre-wired to keep an open mind. But to be honest, the whole thing for me was kind of weird and inconclusive, and in the end, I flew home, even more confused than I already started out. But that doesn't mean I came home empty-handed.
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Learn the Meerkat...
to see if meerkat calls distinguish between ground and aerial predators the results of that experiment were inconclusive but other revelations to date have been remarkable such a sophisticated alarm called the system as
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Record Cave Dive Leaves...
is not for the faint of heart the mystery is part of the reason explorers keep coming back dye tracing so far has been inconclusive in finding a source of this River freshwater animals found in the cold aquifer like
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Alison Jackson: A...
you're closing all the lines of interpretation down to selling a product and that's all you're doing. When you take the logo off, you're opening up the interpretations and making the work inconclusive,
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Some Say This Goliath...
chosen and it allows you to go out and harvest one of these fish the stock assessments that have been performed for Goliath Grouper have been inconclusive as far as total recovery of
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Scientists must be free...
We made important contributions to science even though the contributions we made were not the ones originally intended. In science, attempts fail, results prove inconclusive
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Did Man Kill the...
have gone instead of making war perhaps they made love the two species exchange genes it's an intriguing idea but hard to prove the fossils are inconclusive the answers by
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An Ancient Spindoctor PIPE...
an inconclusive truth but a clear-cut victory ramasees is portrayed as the hero of the hour who separated from his troops stands alone against the hit item bush
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Alison Jackson
English Artist
Art work is inconclusive. It opens your mind up. At least, that's what I hope it does. And advertising, using exactly the same photograph, closes things down. It makes it conclusive. It sells a product, and that is its primary function.
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Alison Jackson
English Artist
Art work is inconclusive. It opens your mind up. At least, that's what I hope it does. And advertising, using exactly the same photograph, closes things down. It makes it conclusive. It sells a product, and that is its primary function.
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