indeterminate

English

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  • IPA(key): /ɪndɪˈtɜː(ɹ)mɪnət/

Adjective

indeterminate (comparative more indeterminate, superlative most indeterminate)

  1. Not accurately determined or determinable.
  2. Imprecise or vague.
  3. (mathematics, of certain forms of limit) Not definitively or precisely determined, because of the presence of infinity and/or zero symbols used in any of several improper combinations.
  4. (biology, of growth) With no genetically defined end, and thus theoretically limitless.
  5. (botany, of inflorescences) Not topped with some form of terminal bud.
  6. Intersex.

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Italian

Adjective

indeterminate

  1. feminine plural of indeterminato

Latin

Adjective

indētermināte

  1. vocative masculine singular of indēterminātus

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