Indeterminate vs Unstable - What's the difference?
indeterminate | unstable |
Not accurately determined or determinable.
Imprecise or vague.
(biology) Of growth: with no genetically defined end, and thus theoretically limitless.
(botany) Of inflorescences: not topped with some form of terminal bud.
intersex
Having a strong tendency to change.
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, title= Fluctuating; not constant.
Fickle.
Unpredictable.
(chemistry) Readily decomposable.
(physics) Radioactive, especially with a short half-life.
As adjectives the difference between indeterminate and unstable
is that indeterminate is not accurately determined or determinable while unstable is having a strong tendency to change.indeterminate
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(en adjective)Synonyms
* indeterminantAntonyms
* determinateunstable
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(en adjective)Yesterday’s fuel, passage=The dawn of the oil age was fairly recent. Although the stuff was used to waterproof boats in the Middle East 6,000 years ago, extracting it in earnest began only in 1859 after an oil strike in Pennsylvania.