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.

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.

Feb 17, 2026 · Adjective indeterminate (comparative more indeterminate, superlative most indeterminate) Not accurately determined or determinable.

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

Indeterminate refers to something that is not clearly defined, established, or determined; not precisely fixed in extent, vague, or uncertain. It can also refer to a mathematical expression or equation that …

Not precisely fixed, as to extent, size, nature, or number. An indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle.

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

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 …