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in·de·ter·mi·na·cy

(ĭn′dĭ-tûr′mə-nə-sē)

The state or quality of being indeterminate.

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in•de•ter•mi•na•cy

(ˌɪn dɪˈtɜr mə nə si)

n.

the quality or state of being indeterminate.

[1640–50]

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indeterminacy - the quality of being vague and poorly defined

indefiniteness, indefinity, indeterminateness, indetermination

uncertainness, uncertainty, precariousness - being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance; "the uncertainty of the outcome"; "the precariousness of his income"

inconclusiveness - the quality of being inconclusive

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indeterminacy

[ˌɪndɪˈtɜːmɪnəsɪ] N → carácter m indeterminado

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