Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not yet determined; undecided.
- adjective Not specifically known or ascertained.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not determined; not settled; not decided.
- Indeterminate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not
determined ; notsettled ; notdecided . - adjective Not
limited ; notdefined ;indeterminate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not yet having been ascertained or determined
- adjective not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance
- adjective not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
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Examples
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Under "manner of death," it is "undetermined" -- or cause of death is undetermined.
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One waxed paper packet containing one length of silk thread, white, ten yards, and one coin, ancient, origin undetermined.
The 13th Page cavalaxis 2007
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One waxed paper packet containing one length of silk thread, white, ten yards, and one coin, ancient, origin undetermined.
Archive 2007-08-01 cavalaxis 2007
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Intellectual-Principle, is steadfastly pure: it has turned away from Matter; all that is undetermined, that is outside of measure, that is evil, it neither sees nor draws near; it endures in its purity, only, and wholly, determined by the Intellectual-Principle.
The Six Enneads. Plotinus 1952
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As in physical bodies, so also in the sacramental rite we find two elements, one undetermined, which is called the matter, the other determining, called the form.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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He said it was classified as undetermined and nontoxic.
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A total of 699 manatees were found dead between Jan. 1 and Dec. 5; state officials say it's likely the cold temperatures also contributed to many of the 203 deaths in the "undetermined" category and the 68 deaths of manatees whose bodies could not be recovered.
Manatees Flock To Power Plants To Escape Cold Water AP/The Huffington Post 2010
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A total of 699 manatees were found dead between Jan. 1 and Dec. 5; state officials say it's likely the cold temperatures also contributed to many of the 203 deaths in the "undetermined" category and the 68 deaths of manatees whose bodies could not be recovered.
Manatees Flock To Power Plants To Escape Cold Water AP/The Huffington Post 2010
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A total of 699 manatees were found dead between Jan. 1 and Dec. 5; state officials say it's likely the cold temperatures also contributed to many of the 203 deaths in the "undetermined" category and the 68 deaths of manatees whose bodies could not be recovered.
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This now listed the cause of death as 'undetermined'.
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