🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

불확실성

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bulhwaksilseong

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Indefiniteness/ˌɪn.dɪˈfɪt.nəs/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"지침의 불확실성으로 혼란이 발생했습니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being indefinite or not clearly defined.

    "The indefiniteness of the instructions led to confusion among the team members."
  2. 2

    A state of ambiguity or lack of specificity.

    "The indefiniteness of the proposal made it difficult to assess its feasibility."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'indefiniteness' is derived from the prefix 'in-' meaning 'not' and the root 'definite', which comes from the Latin 'definitus', meaning 'defined' or 'limited'. The term has evolved in English since the late 19th century to describe the quality of being vague or not clearly defined.

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