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.
(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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