Indefinite

When the form of the expression does not clearly show whether the general name which is the subject of the proposition is meant to stand for all the individuals denoted by it, or only for some of them, the proposition is commonly called Indefinite; but this, as Archbishop Whately observes, is a solecism, of the same nature as that committed by some grammarians when in their list of genders they enumerate the _doubtful_ gender.

A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive (Vol. 1 of 2) John Stuart Mill 1839

Our goals over the next year include securing a long-term Indefinite-Delivery,

News 2009

After 6 months of waiting and phoning and fighting and nagging and being stonewalled, I finally got my permanent residence permit more correctly known as Indefinite Leave to Remain on Saturday.

I'm legal Karyn Romeis 2006

After 6 months of waiting and phoning and fighting and nagging and being stonewalled, I finally got my permanent residence permit more correctly known as Indefinite Leave to Remain on Saturday.

Archive 2006-12-01 Karyn Romeis 2006

Matter, then, must be described as Indefinite of itself, by its natural opposition to Reason-Principle.

The Six Enneads. Plotinus 1952

The latter kind of proposition is known as Indefinite, and must be distinguished from the particular proposition strictly so called, in which the predicate applies to part only of the subject.

Deductive Logic St. George William Joseph Stock

When the form of the expression does not clearly show whether the general name which is the subject of the proposition is meant to stand for all the individuals denoted by it, or only for some of them, the proposition is, by some logicians, called Indefinite; but this, as Archbishop Whately observes, is a solecism, of the same nature as that committed by some grammarians when in their list of genders they enumerate the _doubtful_ gender.

A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive John Stuart Mill 1839

- To prevent abuse, the government must ensure that risky contract types that have been abused in the past (including performance-based contracts, interagency contracts, "task and delivery orders," also known as Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity (ID / IQ) contracts, multiple award and government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs), time & material contracts, purchase card transactions, commercial item purchases, and other transaction authority) are only used in limited circumstances and are accompanied by audit and oversight controls.

Majikthise 2008

'Indefinite' CHP leader resigns, puts blame on ruling party

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Feature: "Indefinite" Presidency means embracing oddities

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