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Indeterminable

Indeterminable \In`de*ter"mi*na*ble\, n. An indeterminable thing or quantity.
--Sir T. Browne.

Indeterminable

Indeterminable \In`de*ter"mi*na*ble\, a. [L. indeterminabilis: cf. F. ind['e]terminable. See In- not, and Determine.] Not determinable; impossible to be determined; not to be definitely known, ascertained, defined, or limited. -- In`de*ter"mi*na*bly, adv.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
indeterminable

late 15c., from Late Latin indeterminabilis "that cannot be defined," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + determinabilis, from determinare (see determine).\n

Wiktionary
indeterminable

a. 1 That is incapable of being measured. 2 That is incapable of being ascertained. n. An indeterminable thing or quantity.

WordNet
indeterminable

  1. adj. not capable of being definitely decided or ascertained [syn: undeterminable] [ant: determinable]

  2. unable to be determined

Usage examples of "indeterminable".

A terminus opened at some indeterminable distance, a different texture of negation, seemingly curving round them.

After an indeterminable number of hours he had left, and he'd done so without bothering to drop off his key at the desk.