Definition of

Indeterminate

Indeterminate

Several definitions:

• An indeterminate is another name for a variable.

• An indeterminate equation has more than one solution.

Example: x + y = 2
Without further information we cannot say exactly what x and y are.

• An indeterminate expression cannot be precisely determined.

Examples:
• 0/0
• 00
• 0 × ∞
• ∞/∞
• ∞ − ∞
• ∞0
• 1