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indeterminate
01
not known, measured, or specified precisely
Grammatical Information
Composition
Complex
qualitative
Superlative
most indeterminate
Comparative
more indeterminate
gradable
Examples
The future of the project remains indeterminate, as the team is still evaluating various factors.
02
(of a plant) capable of continuing to grow at the apex without predetermined limits
Examples
Indeterminate tomato varieties keep producing fruit throughout the season.
03
(of a quantity or equation) having no definite value
Examples
The equation is indeterminate and has infinitely many solutions.
04
(of a judicial sentence) establishing a range of time within which the offender will serve their sentence, with the possibility of early release
Examples
In some cases, an indeterminate sentence may be more appropriate than a fixed term.
Lexical Tree
indeterminate
determinate
determine
