Definitions for INDETERMINATE
ˌɪn dɪˈtɜr mə nɪtin·de·ter·mi·nate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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"

2. indeterminateadjective

   having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex

   "an indeterminate stem"

3. indeterminateadjective

   of uncertain or ambiguous nature

   "the equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists"

4. indeterminateadjective

   not capable of being determined

   "the indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle"

5. indeterminateadjective

   not leading to a definite ending or result

   "an indeterminate campaign"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. indeterminateadjective

   Not accurately determined or determinable.

2. indeterminateadjective

   Imprecise or vague.

3. indeterminateadjective

   Of growth: with no genetically defined end, and thus theoretically limitless.

4. indeterminateadjective

   Of inflorescences: not topped with some form of terminal bud.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Indeterminateadjective

   Unfixed; not defined; indefinite.

   Etymology: indeterminé, Fr. in and determinate.

   The rays of the same colour were by turns transmitted at one thickness, and reflected at another thickness, for an indeterminate number of successions. Isaac Newton, Opt.

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1. indeterminate

   Indeterminate refers to something that is not clearly defined, established, or determined; not precisely fixed in extent, vague, or uncertain. It can also refer to a mathematical expression or equation that does not have a definite or single value.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Indeterminateadjective

   not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not precise; as, an indeterminate number of years

2. Etymology: [L. indeterminatus.]

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1. Indeterminate

   In mathematics, and particularly in formal algebra, an indeterminate is a symbol that does not stand for anything else but itself. In particular it does not designate a constant, or a parameter of the problem, it is not an unknown that could be solved for, it is not a variable designating a function argument, or being summed or integrated over, or any other type of bound variable. Indeterminates are used to build formal objects such as polynomials, formal power series, or elements of a free group.

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1. indeterminateverb

   A legal term oncologists use to cover their orders for more expense and time consuming tests to just say to patients what we see in your brain MRI is "indeterminate". let's redo this test every three months of the remaining time you have.

   Etymology: The law department of hospitals formulated a "standard operating procedure" to keep other departments in the cash flow of cancer patients never ending trips to facilities just to continue the anxiety and depression of disease in patients It justifies legally why a patient should have another MRI, PET scan, xray, Ultrasound, biopsy, CT scan, pick your poison....

   
   

   Submitted by susanlienesch on December 9, 2022  

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Indeterminate

   not defined nor well marked; obscure: of no constant form or shape.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of INDETERMINATE in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of INDETERMINATE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of INDETERMINATE in a Sentence

1. Bill Magness:

   We can't let ourselves tumble into a situation where, by acting prematurely -- I hate to say it because it's been such a long event -- but by acting prematurely to completely close it off that we end up in that blackout that could last, you know, an indeterminate amount of time.

2. Brian Reynolds:

   A good payroll number is a positive to the economy but it means the Fed will be more likely to raise rates, so the result in the stock market could be indeterminate.

3. Alan Gottlieb:

   Under existing federal law many people convicted of non-violent state-level misdemeanors have lost their Second Amendment rights because they’ve been lumped together with convicted felons due to indeterminate sentencing laws, that’s not right, and cases like this help restore some perspective and narrow some broad legislative brush strokes.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=INDETERMINATE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Indeterminate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=INDETERMINATE
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/INDETERMINATE
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=INDETERMINATE
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=INDETERMINATE