indefinite

English

Adjective

indefinite (comparative more indefinite, superlative most indefinite)

1. Without limit; forever, or until further notice; not definite.
2. Vague or unclear.
3. Undecided or uncertain.
4. (mathematics) An integral without specified limits.

Translations

without limit; forever, or until further notice; not definite

• Czech: neurčitý (cs)
• Finnish: epämääräinen (fi), ääretön (fi), määrittelemätön (fi)
• Italian: indefinito (it)
• Polish: nieokreślony (pl) m, nieograniczony (pl) m

• Russian: неограниченный (ru) (n'eograníčennyj) , бесконечный (ru) (b'eskon'éčnyj) , безграничный (ru) (b'egraníčnyj) 
• Swedish: obestämd (sv)

vague or unclear

• Czech: neurčitý (cs)
• Finnish: epämääräinen (fi), ylimalkainen (fi)
• Italian: indefinito (it)

• Polish: nieokreślony m, niewyraźny m
• Russian: неопределённый (ru) (n'eopr'ed'el'ónnyj) , неясный (ru) (n'ejásnyj) 
• Swedish: oklar (sv)

undecided or uncertain

• Finnish: epämääräinen (fi), epävarma (fi)
• Italian: indefinito (it)
• Latvian: nenoteikts (lv)

• Russian: неопределённый (ru) (n'eopr'ed'el'ónnyj) 
• Swedish: obestämd (sv)

an integral without specified limits

• Finnish: määrittelemätön (fi)
• Japanese: 不定 (ja) (futei)
• Polish: nieoznaczona f

• Russian: неопределённый (ru) (n'eopr'ed'el'ónnyj) 
• Swedish: obestämd (sv)

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Translations to be checked

• Danish: ubestemt (da)

Derived terms

• indefinitely
• indefinite article
• indefiniteness

Related terms

• indeterminate

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Italian

Adjective

indefinite pl

1. feminine form of indefinito

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Latin

Adjective

indēfīnīte

1. vocative masculine singular of indēfīnītus