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indeterminate

/ɪndɪˈtɜː(ɹ)mɪnət/

adjective

Meaning

  • Not accurately determined or determinable.

  • Imprecise or vague.

  • (of certain forms of limit) Not definitively or precisely determined, because of the presence of infinity or zero symbols used in any of several improper combinations.

  • (of growth) With no genetically defined end, and thus theoretically limitless.

  • (of inflorescences) Not topped with some form of terminal bud.

  • Intersex.

  • Designed to allow the incorporation of future changes whose nature is not yet known.

Synonyms

indeterminant