Indeterminate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Not precisely determined, determinable, or established: a person of indeterminate age.
  • adj. Not precisely fixed, as to extent, size, nature, or number: an indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle.
  • adj. Lacking clarity or precision, as in meaning; vague: an indeterminate turn of phrase.
  • adj. Not fixed or known in advance: an indeterminate future.
  • adj. Not leading up to a definite result or ending: an indeterminate campaign.
  • adj. Botany Not terminating in a flower and continuing to grow at the apex: an indeterminate inflorescence.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Not accurately determined or determinable.
  • adj. Imprecise or vague.
  • adj. Of growth: with no genetically defined end, and thus theoretically limitless.
  • adj. Of inflorescences: not topped with some form of terminal bud.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not precise.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not determinate; not settled or fixed; not definite; uncertain; not precise; not exclusively possessing either of a pair of contradictory attributes.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. not capable of being determined
  • adj. not leading to a definite ending or result
  • adj. of uncertain or ambiguous nature
  • adj. having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex
  • adj. not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance
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