adj.1 not fixed in extent, character, etc.
2 left doubtful; vague.
3 Math. (of a quantity) not limited to a fixed value by the value of another quantity.
4 (of a judicial sentence) such that the convicted person's conduct determines the date of release.
Phrases and idioms:
indeterminate vowel the obscure vowel heard in ' a mom ent ago'; a schwa.
Derivatives:
indeterminacy n. indeterminately adv. indeterminateness n.
Etymology: ME f. LL indeterminatus (as IN-(1), DETERMINATE)