When you determine something, you decide on what it is, which means you put limits or boundaries on its identity. So something indeterminate lacks identifying limits. A mutt is usually the product of …

INDETERMINATE definition: not determinate; not precisely fixed in extent; indefinite; uncertain. See examples of indeterminate used in a sentence.

If law is indeterminate, then judges are unconstrained by law in their decision-making.

Dec 26, 2025 · Adjective indeterminate (comparative more indeterminate, superlative most indeterminate) Not accurately determined or determinable.

If something is indeterminate, you cannot say exactly what it is. Dr Amid was a man of indeterminate age. I hope to carry on for an indeterminate period.

Definition of indeterminate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Uncertain, not fixed, or not capable of being determined. "The length of the project was indeterminate, with no clear end in sight." It can be used to describe a situation, a state of affairs, or a physical …

indeterminate adjective uncertain, indefinite, unspecified, vague, inconclusive, imprecise, undefined, undetermined, inexact, unfixed, unstipulated I hope to carry on for an indeterminate period.

Indeterminate means not known or decided. When someone contracts a rare stomach parasite but has not been traveling internationally, you might say it had indeterminate origins. It's important to …

Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not precise; as, an indeterminate number of years. Learn the meaning of Indeterminate with clear definitions and helpful usage examples.