indetermination

American  

[in-di-tur-muh-ney-shuhn] / ˌɪn dɪˌtɜr məˈneɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the quality or condition of being indeterminate.

2. an unsettled state, as of the mind.

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Etymology

Origin of indetermination

First recorded in 1610–20; indeterminate + -ion

Example Sentences

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indetermination

The singular points, defined as the limiting points of the range over which such continuation is possible, may either be poles, or polar points of indetermination, or essential singularities.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

The whole question of free will concentrates itself, then, at this same small point: "Is or is not the appearance of indetermination at this point an illusion?"

From Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals by William James

Irresolution -- N. irresolution, infirmity of purpose, indecision; indetermination, undetermination†; unsettlement; uncertainty &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

The individual who is uniformly perched on the pivot of uncertainty and fluttering in the wind of indetermination can never gain public confidence or exercise an extensive influence.

From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by L. Carroll Judson

The important fact which this "field" formula commemorates is the indetermination of the margin.

From Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by William James