open-ended
adjective
not having fixed limits; unrestricted; broad.
open-endedness
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a word derived from
open-ended.
Example Sentences
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And this went on for years, this open-endedness.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2023
But this virtualized “survival of the fittest” still fails to fulfill the criterion of open-endedness: the complexity and novelty of digital organisms in Tierra and its ilk eventually plateau.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 6, 2023
This open-endedness makes philosophy a somewhat awkward and confusing subject for students.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
The International Olympic Committee already has said there will be no flower ceremony if Valieva places among the top three finishers, creating an awkward feeling of open-endedness when the event wraps up.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2022
Barlow found the social milieu of computing attractive: its fast-lane pace, its blue-sky rhetoric, its open-endedness.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Bruce Sterling
