— indeterminately , adv. — indeterminateness , n.
/in'di terr"meuh nit/ , adj.
1. not determinate; not precisely fixed in extent; indefinite; uncertain.
2. not clear; vague.
3. not established.
4. not settled or decided.
5. Math.
a. (of a quantity) undefined, as 0/0.
b. (of an equation) able to be satisfied by more than one value for each unknown.
6. Bot. (of an inflorescence) having the axis or axes not ending in a flower or bud, thus allowing further elongation.
n.
7. Math. something whose value is not specified: used esp. in abstract algebra; a variable.
[ 1350-1400; ME indeterminatus. See IN- 3 , DETERMINATE ]
Syn. 2. ambiguous.