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indeterminacy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The condition of being indeterminate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the quality of being vague and poorly defined

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: indefiniteness, indeterminateness, indefinity, indetermination

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: uncertainty, uncertainness, precariousness

Narrower terms: inconclusiveness

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: neurčitost — condition
  • Georgian: გაურკვევლობა (gaurḳvevloba) — condition
  • Greek: απροσδιοριστία (aprosdioristía) — condition
  • Irish: neamhchinntitheacht — condition
  • Italian: indeterminazione — condition
  • Italian: indeterminatezza — condition
  • Korean: 부정 (bujeong) — condition
  • Russian: неопределённость (neopredeljónnostʹ) — condition
  • Sicilian: nnitirminatizza — condition
  • Sicilian: nnitirminazziuni — condition