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Indeterminate vs. Undetermined — What's the Difference?

Indeterminate vs. Undetermined — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Indeterminate and Undetermined

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Indeterminate

Not exactly known, established, or defined
The date of manufacture is indeterminate
The carpet is an indeterminate dull shade

Undetermined

Not yet determined; undecided
Our lawsuit is still undetermined.

Indeterminate

(of a shoot) not having all the axes terminating in a flower bud and so potentially of indefinite length.

Undetermined

Not specifically known or ascertained
A fire of undetermined origin.

Indeterminate

Not precisely determined, determinable, or established
A person of indeterminate age.
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Undetermined

Not determined; not settled; not decided.

Indeterminate

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

Undetermined

Not limited; not defined; indeterminate.

Indeterminate

Lacking clarity or precision, as in meaning; vague
An indeterminate turn of phrase.

Undetermined

Not yet having been ascertained or determined;
Of undetermined species

Indeterminate

Not fixed or known in advance
An indeterminate future.

Undetermined

Not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance;
Of indeterminate age
A zillion is a large indeterminate number
An indeterminate point of law
The influence of environment is indeterminate
An indeterminate future

Indeterminate

Not leading up to a definite result or ending
An indeterminate campaign.

Undetermined

Not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought;
An open question
Our position on this bill is still undecided
Our lawsuit is still undetermined

Indeterminate

(Botany) Not terminating in a flower and continuing to grow at the apex
An indeterminate inflorescence.

Indeterminate

(Mathematics) Having more than one variable and an infinite number of solutions, such as the equation 5x2 + 3y = 10.

Indeterminate

Not accurately determined or determinable.

Indeterminate

Imprecise or vague.

Indeterminate

Not definitively or precisely determined, because of the presence of infinity or zero symbols used in any of several improper combinations.

Indeterminate

With no genetically defined end, and thus theoretically limitless.

Indeterminate

Not topped with some form of terminal bud.

Indeterminate

Intersex.

Indeterminate

(architecture) Designed to allow the incorporation of future changes whose nature is not yet known.

Indeterminate

A symbol that resembles a variable or parameter but is used purely formally and neither signifies nor is ever assigned a particular value;
(loose sense) a variable.

Indeterminate

Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not precise; as, an indeterminate number of years.

Indeterminate

Not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance;
Of indeterminate age
A zillion is a large indeterminate number
An indeterminate point of law
The influence of environment is indeterminate
An indeterminate future

Indeterminate

Having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex;
An indeterminate stem

Indeterminate

Of uncertain or ambiguous nature;
The equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists

Indeterminate

Not capable of being determined;
The indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle

Indeterminate

Not leading to a definite ending or result;
An indeterminate campaign

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