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indetermination

[ in-di-tur-muh-ney-shuhn ]

/ ˌɪn dɪˌtɜr məˈneɪ ʃən /

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noun

the quality or condition of being indeterminate.

an unsettled state, as of the mind.

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Origin of indetermination

First recorded in 1610–20; indeterminate + -ion

Words nearby indetermination

indeterminacy principle, indeterminate, indeterminate equation, indeterminate sentence, indeterminate vowel, indetermination, indeterminism, index, indexation, index card, index case

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How to use indetermination in a sentence

Scepticism is only a state of indetermination, resulting from an insufficient examination of things.
Good Sense|Paul Henri Thiry, Baron D'Holbach
Such an indetermination of choice is not desired by the lover of either reason or excitement.
Human Nature and Conduct|John Dewey
Existence should be contemplated, not in indetermination, but on the contrary in determination and rest.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 1|Plotinos (Plotinus)
If the definition of privation shows the indetermination of matter, it can at least indicate its nature.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 1|Plotinos (Plotinus)

If in the indeterminate, it is evident that it itself is indeterminate, and needs no indetermination to become such.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4|Plotinos (Plotinus)