Meaning & Definition of Indeterminate in English

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"

2. Having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex

• "An indeterminate stem"

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"