Both Uses of
indeterminate
in
The Bourne Identity
- He was a tanned, muscular man of indeterminate age, the sun-drenched skin disguising the years.†
Chpt 14 *
- We had a man-a qualified man, as you agreed-who was willing to go in deep cover for an indeterminate length of time, risking his life every day, severing all ties with his past.†
Chpt 22
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