adjective
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lacking a clear purpose or objective
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(of a letter, parcel, etc) having no address
Etymology
Origin of undirected
Example Sentences
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"It will move faster, because evolution is undirected," says Burden.
From Science Daily
Furthermore, binary undirected graphs constructed to represent the connectivity between EEG channels showed that the neural network was more densely connected in strangers than in acquaintances.
From Science Daily
At 18 tonnes it is one of the largest items in decades to have an undirected dive into the atmosphere.
From BBC
But the return of the rocket stage will be uncontrolled, and at 18 tonnes it is one of the largest items in decades to have an undirected dive into the atmosphere.
From BBC
It just so happened that for the first year ever, the child psychiatry fellowship at Stanford, where Dr. Jacobs was a fellow, would allow fellows to spend a month doing undirected scholarly work.
From New York Times
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