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UNDETERMINED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance
Example:
an indeterminate future
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
cost-plus (determining payment based on the actual cost of production plus an agreed-upon fee or rate of profit)
open-ended (allowing for a spontaneous response)
Also:
uncertain (not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown)
inconclusive (not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question)
indeterminable; undeterminable (not capable of being definitely decided or ascertained)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not yet having been ascertained or determined
Example:
of undetermined species
Classified under:
Similar:
unexplained (not explained)
Antonym:
determined (having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
Example:
our lawsuit is still undetermined
Synonyms:
open; undecided; undetermined; unresolved
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
unsettled (still in doubt)
Context examples:
Multiple myeloma, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), and plasmacytoma are types of plasma cell tumors.
(Plasma Cell Neoplasm, NCI Dictionary)
Patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance are at an increased risk of developing cancer.
(Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, NCI Dictionary)
This category includes plasma cell myeloma, plasma cell leukemia, plasmacytoma, monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition disease, and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance.
(Plasma Cell Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
The colour now rushed into Elizabeth's cheeks in the instantaneous conviction of its being a letter from the nephew, instead of the aunt; and she was undetermined whether most to be pleased that he explained himself at all, or offended that his letter was not rather addressed to herself; when her father continued: You look conscious.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
A study designed to determine the best way to manage cases in which Pap smears return the mild cervical abnormalities of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) or low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSIL)
(ASCUS/LSIL Triage Study, NCI Thesaurus)
