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indistinguishability

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in⋅dis⋅tin⋅guish⋅a⋅ble

  [in-di-sting-gwi-shuh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. not distinguishable.
2. indiscernible; imperceptible.
Origin:
1600–10; in- 3 + distinguishable

Related forms:
in⋅dis⋅tin⋅guish⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, in⋅dis⋅tin⋅guish⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
in⋅dis⋅tin⋅guish⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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in·dis·tin·guish·a·ble   (ĭn'dĭ-stĭng'gwĭ-shə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Not distinguishable, especially:

    1. Impossible to differentiate or tell apart: indistinguishable twins; markings that make a moth indistinguishable from its background.

    2. Impossible to discern; imperceptible: a sound that was indistinguishable to the human ear.

  2. Difficult to understand or make out; vague: indistinguishable speech.

in'dis·tin'guish·a·ble·ness, in'dis·tin'guish·a·bil'i·ty n., in'dis·tin'guish·a·bly adv.
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