indeterminate

not fixed, settled, or clearly bounded

Roots

Other words with the term / termin root

  • determine: to settle or decide
  • terminal: at the end; final or connected to an endpoint

Indeterminate is not-yet-bounded: the answer has no firm edge.

The study reported an indeterminate result because the signal was too weak.

Determine and terminal make the root visible. Indeterminate adds in- as not: the boundary, ending, or decision has not been fixed.

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