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indeterminate
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Derivatives :
n
indeterminateness
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adv
indeterminately
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- indeterminate
[.ɪndɪ'tɝmənɪt]
[.ɪndɪ'təːmɪnɪt]
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1.
adjective
不确定的,不明确的;尤指(界限、性质等)不明确的;无定限的;不确知的,模糊的
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an indeterminate amount
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不定数量
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2.
adjective
不确定的,不明确的;尤指尚未解决的,未决定的,未知的,仍可疑的;不会有结果的
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3.
adjective
[Botany]
【同义词】racemose
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4.
adjective
[Botany]
花被与花苞分隔而未覆盖着的
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5.
adjective
[Mathematics]
不确定的;未定元的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- indeterminate
["ɪndɪ't3ːmɪnɪt]
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adj
uncertain in extent, amount, or nature
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2.
adj
not definite; inconclusive
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an indeterminate reply
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3.
adj
unable to be predicted, calculated, or deduced
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4.
adj
[Physics]
(of an effect) not obeying the law of causality; noncausal
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5.
adj
[maths]
having no numerical meaning, as 0.00 or 0/0
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6.
adj
(of an equation) having more than one variable and an unlimited number of solutions
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7.
adj
another word for indefinite
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8.
adj
[Botany]
(of a structure, framework, etc) comprising forces that cannot be fully analysed, esp by vector analysis
Examples
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The old clear-cut certainties dissolved into an indeterminate haze.
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从前那些历历在目的事实如今已化成了模糊的迷雾。
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A zillion is a large indeterminate number.
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一个无限大的数字就是一个很大但不确定的数字。
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