indetermi'nation
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indeterminate (ˌɪndɪˈtɜːmɪnɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | uncertain in extent, amount, or nature |
| 2. | not definite; inconclusive: an indeterminate reply |
| 3. | unable to be predicted, calculated, or deduced |
| 4. | physics (of an effect) not obeying the law of causality; noncausal |
| 5. | maths |
| a. having no numerical meaning, as 0.00 or 0/0 | |
| b. (of an equation) having more than one variable and an unlimited number of solutions | |
| 6. | botany another word for indefinite |
| 7. | (of a structure, framework, etc) comprising forces that cannot be fully analysed, esp by vector analysis |
| inde'terminacy | |
| —n | |
| indetermi'nation | |
| —n | |
| inde'terminateness | |
| —n | |
| inde'terminately | |
| —adv | |
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