The Only Use of
indeterminate
in
The Great Gatsby
- In a basket swung from his neck cowered a dozen very recent puppies of an indeterminate breed.†
p. 27.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(indeterminate) unknown or uncertain
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Specialized definitions:
Mathematics: without numeric meanings (as in 0 divided by itself); or having infinite solutions
Botany: having a capacity to continue to grow at the apex