indetermination

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[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

But almost with Sam's reply the creaking began again, and after an instant of indetermination continued its course.

From The Silent Places by White, Stewart Edward

Suppose, as we suggested in the preceding chapter, that at the root of life there is an effort to engraft on to the necessity of physical forces the largest possible amount of indetermination.

From Creative Evolution by Mitchell, Arthur

Scepticism is only a state of indetermination, resulting from an insufficient examination of things.

From Good Sense by Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d'

In the end, adaptation to the world at large, where so much is hidden and unintelligible, is only possible piecemeal, by groping with a genuine indetermination in one’s aims.

From Character and Opinion in the United States by Santayana, George