INDETERMINATION

indefiniteness, indeterminateness, indefinity, indetermination, indeterminacy

(noun) the quality of being vague and poorly defined

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

indetermination (countable and uncountable, plural indeterminations)

Lack of determination; an unsettled or wavering state, as of the mind.

Lack of fixed or stated direction.

Hypernyms

• determination

Source: Wiktionary


In`de*ter`mi*na"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + determination: cf. indétermination.]

1. Want of determination; an unsettled or wavering state, as of the mind. Jer. Taylor.

2. Want of fixed or stated direction. Abp. Bramhall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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