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in⋅de⋅ter⋅mi⋅nate
[in-di-tur-muh-nit]
–adjective
| 1. | not determinate; not precisely fixed in extent; indefinite; uncertain. |
| 2. | not clear; vague. |
| 3. | not established. |
| 4. | not settled or decided. |
| 5. | Mathematics.
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| 6. | Botany. (of an inflorescence) having the axis or axes not ending in a flower or bud, thus allowing further elongation. |
–noun
| 7. | Mathematics. something whose value is not specified: used esp. in abstract algebra; a variable. |
Related forms:
in⋅de⋅ter⋅mi⋅nate⋅ly, adverb
in⋅de⋅ter⋅mi⋅nate⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
2. ambiguous.
2. ambiguous.
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Indeterminate
In`de*ter"mi*nate\, a. [L. indeterminatus.] Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not precise; as, an indeterminate number of years. --Paley. Indeterminate analysis (Math.), that branch of analysis which has for its object the solution of indeterminate problems. Indeterminate coefficients (Math.), coefficients arbitrarily assumed for convenience of calculation, or to facilitate some artifice of analysis. Their values are subsequently determined. Indeterminate equation (Math.), an equation in which the unknown quantities admit of an infinite number of values, or sets of values. A group of equations is indeterminate when it contains more unknown quantities than there are equations. Indeterminate inflorescence (Bot.), a mode of inflorescence in which the flowers all arise from axillary buds, the terminal bud going on to grow and sometimes continuing the stem indefinitely; -- called also acropetal, botryose, centripetal, & indefinite inflorescence. --Gray. Indeterminate problem (Math.), a problem which admits of an infinite number of solutions, or one in which there are fewer imposed conditions than there are unknown or required results. Indeterminate quantity (Math.), a quantity which has no fixed value, but which may be varied in accordance with any proposed condition. Indeterminate series (Math.), a series whose terms proceed by the powers of an indeterminate quantity, sometimes also with indeterminate exponents, or indeterminate coefficients. -- In`de*ter"mi*nate*ly adv. -- In`de*ter"mi*nate*ness, n.
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Main Entry: in·de·ter·mi·nate
Pronunciation: "in-di-'t&rm-(&-)n&t
Function: adjective
: relating to, being, orundergoing indeterminate cleavage
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| indeterminate (ĭn'dĭ-tûr'mə-nĭt) Pronunciation Key
Continuing to grow at the apical meristem or the terminal bud indefinitely, allowing for the development of an ever-increasing number of plant organs such as leaves, stems, or flowers to the side. |
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