indeterminate

Adjective
  1. Not precisely determined or established;
    Not fixed or known in advance (synset 300743919)
    "of indeterminate age"; "a zillion is a large indeterminate number"; "an indeterminate point of law"; "the influence of environment is indeterminate"; "an indeterminate future"
    also:
    similar to:
    • cost-plus - determining payment based on the actual cost of production plus an agreed-upon fee or rate of profit
    • open-ended - allowing for a spontaneous response
    same as: undetermined
  2. Having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex (synset 300745042)
    "an indeterminate stem"
    referred to in: botany, phytology - the branch of biology that studies plants
    similar to: racemose - having stalked flowers along an elongated stem that continue to open in succession from below as the stem continues to grow
  3. Of uncertain or ambiguous nature (synset 300899671)
    "the equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists"
    similar to: ambiguous, equivocal - open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
  4. (of a quantity) having no definite value, as an equation that cannot be solved (synset 300743039)
    "0/0 is an indeterminate form"
    referred to in: math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
    similar to: indeterminable, undeterminable - not capable of being definitely decided or ascertained
  5. Not leading to a definite ending or result (synset 300553487)
    "an indeterminate campaign"
    similar to: inconclusive - not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question

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