indeterminable

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Thân thiện

The exact age of the fossil remains indeterminable.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Incapable of being definitely ascertained: Describes something that cannot be discovered, found out, or established with certainty.
   • Not capable of being definitely decided or ascertained: Describes something that cannot be resolved, settled, or determined conclusively.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The exact age of the ancient artifact was indeterminable due to the lack of reliable dating methods.
  • The cause of the system failure remained indeterminable after a thorough investigation.
  • With the original documents lost, the precise terms of the agreement are indeterminable.

Advanced Usage

• "Indeterminable from": used to indicate that something cannot be ascertained based on the available information or evidence.
  • The true intention behind his statement is indeterminable from the text alone.
• "Render indeterminable": to cause something to become impossible to determine.
  • The conflicting data rendered the final outcome indeterminable.

Variants and Related Words

• Indeterminacy (noun): The quality or state of being uncertain, indefinite, or not precisely determined.
  • There is a degree of indeterminacy in all quantum measurements.
• Indeterminate (adjective): Not exactly known, established, or defined. (Note: This is a close synonym but often implies something is not fixed or settled, whereas "indeterminable" emphasizes the impossibility of finding a definite answer.)
  • The project was put on hold for an indeterminate amount of time.

Synonyms

• Unascertainable: Impossible to find out or learn with certainty.
• Undeterminable: Not able to be determined or decided.
• Incalculable: Too great to be calculated or estimated; also can imply indeterminable.

Antonyms

• Determinable: Capable of being definitely decided, settled, or ascertained.
• Ascertainable: Capable of being discovered or found out with certainty.
• Decidable: Capable of being decided or resolved.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. incapable of being definitely ascertained
2. not capable of being definitely decided or ascertained

Từ đồng nghĩa

• undeterminable