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

A polar point of indetermination is a point about which the function can be expressed as a quotient of two converging power series, both of which vanish at the point.

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

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

On gaining the street she stood with an air of indetermination for a little while, and then walked slowly away.

From Danger Or, Wounded in the House of a Friend by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

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 James, William

Everything is an emanation from the Chaos of bare indetermination which he calls God, and everything will return thither.

From Christian Mysticism by Inge, William Ralph