indeterminateness

in·de·ter·mi·nate  (nd-tûrm-nt)

adj.

1.

a. Not precisely determined, determinable, or established: a person of indeterminate age.

b. Not precisely fixed, as to extent, size, nature, or number: an indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle.

c. Lacking clarity or precision, as in meaning; vague: an indeterminate turn of phrase.

d. Not fixed or known in advance: an indeterminate future.

e. 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.

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

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inde·termi·nate·ly adv.

inde·termi·nate·ness, inde·termi·nation (-nshn) n.

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Noun

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indeterminateness - the quality of being vague and poorly defined indefiniteness, indefinity, indeterminacy, indetermination uncertainness, uncertainty, precariousness - being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance; "the uncertainty of the outcome"; "the precariousness of his income" inconclusiveness - the quality of being inconclusive