Indeterminate
adjective
Not exactly known, established or defined.
The test results were indeterminate and required further analysis.
Often appears as...
- indeterminate amount
- indeterminate period
adjective
Not limited, or not setting limits.
He was given an indeterminate sentence with a minimum of five years.
Often appears as...
- indeterminate sentence
- indeterminate punishment
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Formal
Legal
adjective
A term used to describe a flower that is continually blooming.
Tomatoes are indeterminate plants that continue to grow until the frost kills them.
Often appears as...
- indeterminate growth
- indeterminate species
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Technical
adjective
Not exactly known, established or defined.
The test results were indeterminate and required further analysis.
Often appears as...
- indeterminate amount
- indeterminate period
adjective
Not limited, or not setting limits.
He was given an indeterminate sentence with a minimum of five years.
Often appears as...
- indeterminate sentence
- indeterminate punishment
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
adjective
A term used to describe a flower that is continually blooming.
Tomatoes are indeterminate plants that continue to grow until the frost kills them.
Often appears as...
- indeterminate growth
- indeterminate species
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Lacks Precision
Use 'indeterminate' when describing something that's not clearly measured or decided.
As the outcome was still indeterminate, the committee decided to meet again.
Pro Tip 2/3Implies Uncertainty
'Indeterminate' often suggests something is up in the air, usually needing more information.
Her plans after graduation remain indeterminate.
Pro Tip 3/3Subject to Change
It can imply situations or decisions that are temporary and may evolve over time.
The schedule for the event is indeterminate and may change due to weather conditions.
Pro Tip 1/3Lacks Precision
Use 'indeterminate' when describing something that's not clearly measured or decided.
As the outcome was still indeterminate, the committee decided to meet again.
Pro Tip 2/3Implies Uncertainty
'Indeterminate' often suggests something is up in the air, usually needing more information.
Her plans after graduation remain indeterminate.
Pro Tip 3/3Subject to Change
It can imply situations or decisions that are temporary and may evolve over time.
The schedule for the event is indeterminate and may change due to weather conditions.
Pro Tip 1/3Lacks Precision
Use 'indeterminate' when describing something that's not clearly measured or decided.
As the outcome was still indeterminate, the committee decided to meet again.
Pro Tip 2/3Implies Uncertainty
'Indeterminate' often suggests something is up in the air, usually needing more information.
Her plans after graduation remain indeterminate.
Pro Tip 3/3Subject to Change
It can imply situations or decisions that are temporary and may evolve over time.
The schedule for the event is indeterminate and may change due to weather conditions.
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Video examples
Einstein's brilliant...
because the outcomes would have to be defined in advanced. Bell showed that the purely quantum approach, where the state is truly indeterminate until measured, has different limits and predicts mixed measurement results that are impossible in the predetermined scenario.
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"Our hands were tied."...
spasms about four months old we realized that something was wrong to the hospital indeterminate they were seizures she was having roughly I don't know somewhere probably in the vicinity of 700 today
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Einstein's brilliant...
because the outcomes would have to be defined in advanced. Bell showed that the purely quantum approach, where the state is truly indeterminate until measured, has different limits and predicts mixed measurement results that are impossible in the predetermined scenario.
Video examples
"Our hands were tied."...
spasms about four months old we realized that something was wrong to the hospital indeterminate they were seizures she was having roughly I don't know somewhere probably in the vicinity of 700 today
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Quote examples
Howard Gardner
American Psychologist
If we were to abandon concern for what is true, what is false, and what remains indeterminate, the world would be totally chaotic. Even those who deny the importance of truth, on the one hand, are quick to jump on anyone who is caught lying.
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Alexander Chee
American Writer
My singing voice had rescued me from the scene I was in at school - I was an unpopular, bookish kid who had an indeterminate ethnic background. I became fascinated with women sopranos because they had a future that I didn't as a singer.
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Robert Kennedy
American Politician
I believe indeterminate sentencing can be extremely useful, but I also believe that any such system should always take into consideration the special knowledge as to the facts in a case which only the trial judge possesses.
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Paul Samuelson
American Economist
I believe, in the stock market - that's one of my fields - that most people are irrational. And to be irrational, you can be irrational in so many different ways that, practically, the result is indeterminate.
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Akira Toriyama
Japanese Artist
The setting of 'Dragon Ball' has a sort of Chinese feel to it, but it's not necessarily limited to China. For the time period as well, exactly when it takes place is indeterminate.
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Garth Risk Hallberg
American Author
I fell in love with New York at some indeterminate point in my early years.
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Howard Gardner
American Psychologist
If we were to abandon concern for what is true, what is false, and what remains indeterminate, the world would be totally chaotic. Even those who deny the importance of truth, on the one hand, are quick to jump on anyone who is caught lying.
Quote examples
Alexander Chee
American Writer
My singing voice had rescued me from the scene I was in at school - I was an unpopular, bookish kid who had an indeterminate ethnic background. I became fascinated with women sopranos because they had a future that I didn't as a singer.
Quote examples
Robert Kennedy
American Politician
I believe indeterminate sentencing can be extremely useful, but I also believe that any such system should always take into consideration the special knowledge as to the facts in a case which only the trial judge possesses.
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Paul Samuelson
American Economist
I believe, in the stock market - that's one of my fields - that most people are irrational. And to be irrational, you can be irrational in so many different ways that, practically, the result is indeterminate.
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Akira Toriyama
Japanese Artist
The setting of 'Dragon Ball' has a sort of Chinese feel to it, but it's not necessarily limited to China. For the time period as well, exactly when it takes place is indeterminate.
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Garth Risk Hallberg
American Author
I fell in love with New York at some indeterminate point in my early years.
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