Definition of indeterminate

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  • indeterminate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
  • indeterminate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
  • indeterminate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 19

Definition of indeterminate

  • not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance (adjective)

    Examples

    1. of indeterminate age
    2. a zillion is a large indeterminate number
    3. an indeterminate point of law
    4. the influence of environment is indeterminate
    5. an indeterminate future

    Synonyms

    1. undetermined
  • having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex (adjective)

    Examples

    1. an indeterminate stem
  • not leading to a definite ending or result (adjective)

    Examples

    1. an indeterminate campaign
  • (of a quantity) having no definite value, as an equation that cannot be solved (adjective)

    Examples

    1. 0/0 is an indeterminate form
  • of uncertain or ambiguous nature (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists

See definition of indeterminate in Merriam Webster