Indeterminate or indeterminate means impossible to settle or decide; not fixed, evaluated, or stipulated; having no definite end [of a jail sentence]--
We need a set of definite rules, not an indeterminate set of expectations.
We can't sign this contract because the conditions of the sale are indeterminate.
The judge has ordered an indeterminate prison sentence; he won't be released until he agrees to cooperate.
Undetermined or undetermined means not yet decided or settled; not yet established--
The cause of death was reported as undetermined, but we believe it was murder.
His fate as yet undetermined, he anxiously awaited the test results.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"The number of persons involved remains undetermined; they milled about as an indeterminate mob."
Words that sound the same when we speak may actually be two different words--which matters when we write them down. Spellcheck cannot help with this--it will show each word and the writer has to choose--to disambiguate them, if you will. I intend to update this daily, with another set of words it is possible to confuse, beginning with the simplest and most important. Questions and comments are welcome.
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014
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