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indeterminate
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adjective (a)

  • not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance(adj.all)
    Example:
    Of indeterminate age.
    A zillion is a large indeterminate number.
    An indeterminate point of law.
    The influence of environment is indeterminate.
    An indeterminate future.
    Synonym:
    undetermined
    Antonym:
    determinate
    source: wordnet30
  • having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex(adj.all)
    Example:
    An indeterminate stem.
    source: wordnet30
  • Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not precise; as, an indeterminate number of years.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • of uncertain or ambiguous nature(adj.all)
    Example:
    The equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists.
    source: wordnet30
  • not capable of being determined(adj.all)
    Example:
    The indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle.
    source: wordnet30
  • not leading to a definite ending or result(adj.all)
    Example:
    An indeterminate campaign.
    source: wordnet30
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