Definition for IN-DEF'IN-ITE

IN-DEF'IN-ITE, a. [L. indefinitus; in and definitus, definio, to define; de and finio, to end, finis, end.]

  1. Not limited or defined; not determinate; not precise or certain; as, an indefinite time. An indefinite proposition, term or phrase, is one which has not a precise meaning or limited signification.
  2. That has no certain limits, or to which the human mind can affix none; as, indefinite space. A space may be indefinite, though not infinite.

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