indeterminate

(ĭn'dĭ-tûr'mə-nĭt)
adj.

1. 1. Not precisely determined, determinable, or established: a person of indeterminate age.
   2. Not precisely fixed, as to extent, size, nature, or number: an indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle.
   3. Lacking clarity or precision, as in meaning; vague: an indeterminate turn of phrase.
   4. Not fixed or known in advance: an indeterminate future.
   5. Not leading up to a definite result or ending: an indeterminate campaign.
2. Botany. Not terminating in a flower and continuing to grow at the apex: an indeterminate inflorescence.

[Middle English, from Latin indēterminātus : in-, not; see in-¹ + dēterminātus, determined; see determinate.]

indeterminately in'de·ter'mi·nate·ly adv.
indeterminateness in'de·ter'mi·nate·ness or in'de·ter'mi·na'tion (-nā'shən) n.

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adjective

1. Not affording certainty: ambiguous, borderline, chancy, clouded, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, equivocal, inconclusive, indecisive, problematic, problematical, questionable, uncertain, unclear, unsure. Informal iffy. Idioms: at issue, in doubt, in question. See certain/uncertain, clear/unclear.
2. Lacking precise limits: indefinite, inexact, undetermined. See limited/unlimited.

adj

Definition: uncertain, vague
Antonyms: certain, definite, determined, exact, fixed, measurable, sure

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That which is uncertain or not particularly designated.

A term used to describe a plant whose stems can continue to grow after flowering starts. The distinction between indeterminate and determinate is most often used in connection with vegetables. Indeterminate tomatoes and runner beans, for example, keep setting fruit until killed by the cold. See also determinate.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ubestemt

Nederlands (Dutch)
onbepaald, onbepaalbaar, onduidelijk

Français (French)
adj. - (Math, Ling) indéterminé, (gén) indéterminé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unbestimmt, unklar, ergebnislos

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αόριστος, ακαθόριστος, απροσδιόριστος

Italiano (Italian)
indeterminato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - indeterminado

Русский (Russian)
неопределенный, нерешенный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - indeterminado, indefinido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - obestämd, obestämbar, oavgjord, obeslutsam

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不确的, 含混的, 不确定的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不確的, 含混的, 不確定的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 불확실한, 애매한, 부정의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不確定の, 不定の, 漠然とした, 未解決の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير محدد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא ברור, מעורפל, לא קבוע, לא מוגדר‬

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