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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIndéterminé
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛ̃.de.te.ʁi.ne
"Le résultat de l'expérience était indéterminé."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not exactly known, established, or defined.
"The outcome of the experiment was indeterminate, leaving the researchers puzzled." - 2
Having no precise or clear limits.
"The indeterminate nature of the project made it difficult to allocate resources effectively."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'indeterminate' originates from the Latin 'indeterminatus', which combines 'in-' (not) and 'determinatus' (determined). It evolved in the late 14th century to describe something that lacks a clear or definite limit or boundary.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Indeterminate" is said worldwide
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Indéterminé
Transliteration: ɛ̃.de.te.ʁi.ne
"Le résultat de l'expérience était indéterminé."
Unbestimmt
Transliteration: ʊn.bɛˈʃtɪmt
"Das Ergebnis des Experiments war unbestimmt."
Indeterminato
Transliteration: indeterminato
"Il risultato dell'esperimento era indeterminato."
Indeterminado
Transliteration: indeterminado
"El resultado del experimento fue indeterminado."
Indeterminado
Transliteration: indeterminado
"O resultado do experimento foi indeterminado."
अनिश्चित
Transliteration: Anishchit
"प्रयोग का परिणाम अनिश्चित था।"
不确定的
Transliteration: bù què dìng de
"实验的结果是不确定的。"
불확실한
Transliteration: bulhwaksilhan
"실험의 결과는 불확실했다."
不確定な
Transliteration: fukakutei na
"実験の結果は不確定だった。"
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