indeterminate

/ˌɪndɪtˈɝmɪnɪt/ · 5 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance
   “of indeterminate age”
2. having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex
   “an indeterminate stem”
3. of uncertain or ambiguous nature
   “the equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists”
4. (of a quantity) having no definite value, as an equation that cannot be solved
   “0/0 is an indeterminate form”
5. not leading to a definite ending or result
   “an indeterminate campaign”

Synonyms for indeterminate

• undetermined
• cost-plus
• open-ended
• racemose
• equivocal
• indeterminable
• inconclusive

Antonyms of indeterminate

• determinate