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English adjective: indeterminate | |||
| 1. | indeterminate not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance | ||
| Samples | Of indeterminate age. A zillion is a large indeterminate number. An indeterminate point of law. The influence of environment is indeterminate. An indeterminate future. | ||
| Synonyms | undetermined | ||
| Similar | cost-plus, open-ended | ||
| See also | inconclusive, indeterminable, uncertain, undeterminable | ||
| Antonyms | determinate | ||
| 2. | indeterminate having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex | ||
| Samples | An indeterminate stem. | ||
| Similar | racemose | ||
| Domain category | botany, phytology | ||
| Antonyms | determinate | ||
| 3. | indeterminate of uncertain or ambiguous nature | ||
| Samples | The equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists. | ||
| Similar | ambiguous, equivocal | ||
| Antonyms | unequivocal, univocal, unambiguous | ||
| 4. | indeterminate not capable of being determined | ||
| Samples | The indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle. | ||
| Similar | indeterminable, undeterminable | ||
| Antonyms | determinable | ||
| 5. | indeterminate not leading to a definite ending or result | ||
| Samples | An indeterminate campaign. | ||
| Similar | inconclusive | ||
| Antonyms | conclusive | ||
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