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indeterminate

in·de·ter·mi·nate

indeterminate

 
 
pronunciation:
In dih tuhr m niht
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: not fixed, clear, or precise; indefinite or uncertain.
Each of the sons will receive an indeterminate amount of money.They will stay for an indeterminate period of time.
antonyms:
certain, determinate
similar words:
amorphous, equivocal, general, indefinite, uncertain
definition 2: not resolved or settled; undecided.
antonyms:
determinate
similar words:
doubtful, indefinite, open
definition 3: of a mathematical equation, not limited to one value for each unknown.
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)indeterminate fundamentally, somewhat, thus
(adj.)indeterminate + adverb that
(adj.)indeterminate + noun age, amount, boundary, color, depth, distance, domain, gender, growth, judgment, length, manner, mark, meaning, nature, number, origin, outcome, period, plant, position, scale, score, sentence, sentencing, sex, space, status, style, tomato, type, variety, vine  [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivations: indeterminately (adv.), indeterminateness (n.)