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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" |
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determinate precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause; "a determinate distance"; "a determinate number"; "determinate variations in animals"
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inconclusive not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question; "an inconclusive reply"; "inconclusive evidence"; "the inconclusive committee vote"
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undeterminable,
indeterminable incapable of being definitely ascertained
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uncertain ambiguous (especially in the negative); "she spoke in no uncertain terms"
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cost-plus determining payment based on the actual cost of production plus an agreed-upon fee or rate of profit; "a cost-plus government contract"
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open-ended allowing for future changes or revisions; "open-ended agreements"
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indeterminate - having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex; "an indeterminate stem" |
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determinate precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause; "a determinate distance"; "a determinate number"; "determinate variations in animals"
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phytology,
botany the branch of biology that studies plants
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racemose having stalked flowers along an elongated stem that continue to open in succession from below as the stem continues to grow; "lilies of the valley are racemose"
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indeterminate - not leading to a definite ending or result; "an indeterminate campaign" |
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inconclusive not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question; "an inconclusive reply"; "inconclusive evidence"; "the inconclusive committee vote"
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indeterminate - not capable of being determined; "the indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle" |
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undeterminable,
indeterminable incapable of being definitely ascertained
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indeterminate - of uncertain or ambiguous nature; "the equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists" |
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ambiguous,
equivocal having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"
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