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Princeton's WordNet

  1. undeterminedadjective

    not yet having been ascertained or determined

    "of undetermined species"

  2. indeterminate, undeterminedadjective

    not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance

    "of indeterminate age"; "a zillion is a large indeterminate number"; "an indeterminate point of law"; "the influence of environment is indeterminate"; "an indeterminate future"

  3. open, undecided, undetermined, unresolvedadjective

    not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought

    "an open question"; "our position on this bill is still undecided"; "our lawsuit is still undetermined"

Wiktionary

  1. undeterminedadjective

    Not determined; not settled; not decided.

  2. undeterminedadjective

    Not limited; not defined; indeterminate.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Undeterminedadjective

    He has left his succession as undetermined, as if he had said nothing about it. John Locke.

    Extended wide
    In circuit, undetermin’d square or round. John Milton.

    It is difficult to conceive that any such thing should be as matter, undetermined by something called form. Matthew Hale.

Wikipedia

  1. Undetermined

    Determinism is a philosophical view, where all events are determined completely by previously existing causes. Deterministic theories throughout the history of philosophy have developed from diverse and sometimes overlapping motives and considerations. The opposite of determinism is some kind of indeterminism (otherwise called nondeterminism) or randomness. Determinism is often contrasted with free will, although some philosophers claim that the two are compatible.Determinism is often used to mean causal determinism, which in physics is known as cause-and-effect. This is the concept that events within a given paradigm are bound by causality in such a way that any state of an object or event is completely determined by its prior states. This meaning can be distinguished from other varieties of determinism mentioned below. Debates about determinism often concern the scope of determined systems; some maintain that the entire universe is a single determinate system, and others identifying more limited determinate systems (or multiverse). Historical debates involve many philosophical positions and varieties of determinism. They include debates concerning determinism and free will, technically denoted as compatibilistic (allowing the two to coexist) and incompatibilistic (denying their coexistence is a possibility). Determinism should not be confused with the self-determination of human actions by reasons, motives, and desires. Determinism is about interactions which affect our cognitive processes in our life. It is about the cause and the result of what we have done. Cause and result are always bound together in cognitive processes. It assumes that if an observer has sufficient information about an object or human being, that such an observer might be able to predict every consequent move of that object or human being. Determinism rarely requires that perfect prediction be practically possible.

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  1. undetermined

    Undetermined refers to something that is not conclusively resolved, decided, established or identified. It typically refers to a situation, condition or status that is still uncertain or unclear.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Undetermined

    un-de-tėr′mind, adj. not determined or settled: not defined.—adjs. Undeter′minable, indeterminable; Undeter′minate, indeterminate.—ns. Undeter′minateness; Undeterminā′tion.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of undetermined in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of undetermined in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of undetermined in a Sentence

  1. Caterina Heyck Puyana:

    Towards the end of last year we began investigating the possible disappearance and dismemberment of an undetermined number of people at La Modelo prison in Bogota, the victims were inmates, visitors and people who had nothing to do with the prison. Their remains were thrown into the drain pipes of the sewer system.

  2. Marcelo Ebrard:

    Today there is a meeting with U.S. authorities, to learn, to discuss the ports of entry and how the number will be measured, because Mexico has not accepted that it be undetermined.

  3. Marcela Rodriguez-Farrelly:

    Ensuring people have birth certificates is a key prevention against statelessness. An undetermined nationality creates a risk of statelessness, this is an invisible situation. If you don't have a birth certificate, you can't access your rights.

  4. Nicole Elliot:

    It will be so tough to lose him shortly, so I decided to take the time he has left (which is undetermined, but not guessed to be very long,) and make it as happy as I can.

  5. Nathan Parsons:

    The collision was caused, for unknown reasons, by the (FedEx truck) driver's unsafe turning movement, and although fatigue or an undetermined medical condition may have contributed, there is no conclusive evidence.

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