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ambiguous vs indeterminate

indeterminate vs ambiguous

ambiguous and indeterminate both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ambiguous No Yes No No
indeterminate No Yes No No
ambiguous (adjective) indeterminate (adjective)
having more than one possible meaning not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance
open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex
having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns of uncertain or ambiguous nature
not leading to a definite ending or result
(of a quantity) having no definite value, as an equation that cannot be solved
Difference between ambiguous and indeterminate

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