Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not defined or explained; not described by definition or explanation.
  • Not having limits distinctly marked or seen; not definitely limited; indefinite.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Lacking a definition or value
  • adjective mathematics That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished

Etymologies

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un- +‎ defined

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Examples

  • In a 224-page quarterly report to Congress, Neil Barofsky, the Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (undefined, undefined%), acknowledged that TARP had stabilized the financial system.

    FOXNews.com 2010

  • Genentech's (DNA: 92.04, 0.29, 0. 32\%) talks to sell itself to Roche (RHHBY: undefined, undefined, undefined\%) have hit a snag over dueling interpretations of arcane SEC rules but the conflict is unlikely to derail the deal, The Wall Street Journal reported.

    Pat Dollard | Young Americans 2009

  • "Regardless how you file your taxes, if you legally tie-the-knot with another individual your" modified adjusted gross income "(MAGI: undefined, undefined, undefined%) threshold is a lot lower.

    Wisdom From Wenchypoo's Mental Wastebasket Wenchypoo 2010

  • But many details about his plans — including services he believes need to be cut — remain undefined

    Republicans Sweep Michigan Statewide Offices Matthew Dolan 2010

  • Clearly, “values”, undefined, is going to be the buzzword for a while.

    Now we can all sleep soundly Helen 2006

  • There was a certain undefined confidence established between them.

    Queechy 1854

  • I click on the edit button and all I see is the word undefined in the window and none of the original text.

    Socialtext Customer Exchange: Recent Changes kiyai ceret 2010

  • I'm going to leave that term undefined for now, except to say vaguely that entities are composable if we can easily and generally combine their behaviors in some way without having to modify the entities being combined.

    Planet Haskell noreply@blogger.com 2010

  • The long-standing state law limiting the tax exemption to refinancings with the "same lender" left that term undefined, but the Virginia attorney general's office has twice opined that "same lender" means the current holder of the debt.

    Loan recording mess in Va. allows homeowners who don't qualify to get tax break David S. Hilzenrath 2010

  • The long-standing state law limiting the tax exemption to refinancings with the "same lender" left that term undefined, but the Virginia attorney general's office has twice opined that "same lender" means the current holder of the debt.

    Loan recording mess in Va. allows homeowners who don't qualify to get tax break David S. Hilzenrath 2010

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    September 15, 2013