in·de·ter·mi·nate /ˌɪndɪˈtɚ/
 (a.)不確的,不確定的,含混的


 in·de·ter·mi·nate /ˌɪndɪˈtɝm(ə)nət/ 形容詞
 (拉indeterminatus)無限的,不定的


 indeterminate
 不定


 In·de·ter·mi·nate a.  Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not precise; as, an indeterminate number of years.
 Indeterminate analysis Math., that branch of analysis which has for its object the solution of indeterminate problems.
 Indeterminate coefficients Math., coefficients arbitrarily assumed for convenience of calculation, or to facilitate some artifice of analysis. Their values are subsequently determined.
 Indeterminate equation Math., an equation in which the unknown quantities admit of an infinite number of values, or sets of values. A group of equations is indeterminate when it contains more unknown quantities than there are equations.
 Indeterminate inflorescence Bot., a mode of inflorescence in which the flowers all arise from axillary buds, the terminal bud going on to grow and sometimes continuing the stem indefinitely; -- called also acropetal inflorescence, botryose inflorescence, centripetal inflorescence, and indefinite inflorescence. --Gray.
 Indeterminate problem Math., a problem which admits of an infinite number of solutions, or one in which there are fewer imposed conditions than there are unknown or required results.
 Indeterminate quantity Math., a quantity which has no fixed value, but which may be varied in accordance with any proposed condition.
 Indeterminate series Math., a series whose terms proceed by the powers of an indeterminate quantity, sometimes also with indeterminate exponents, or indeterminate coefficients.
 -- In*de*ter*mi*nate*ly adv. -- In*de*ter*mi*nate*ness, n.

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 indeterminate
      adj 1: 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" [syn: undetermined]
             [ant: determinate]
      2: having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex; "an
         indeterminate stem" [ant: determinate]
      3: of uncertain or ambiguous nature; "the equivocal (or
         indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists"
      4: not capable of being determined; "the indeterminate number
         of plant species in the jungle"
      5: not leading to a definite ending or result; "an
         indeterminate campaign"