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indeterminate vs ambiguous

ambiguous vs indeterminate

indeterminate and ambiguous both are adjectives.

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

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