Used in a Sentence

indeterminacy

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for indeterminacy.

Editorial note

Of course, nobody in their right mind would define exponents this way, but the indeterminacy is inherent in the definition of the symbols.

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Quick take

The condition of being indeterminate.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of indeterminacy gathered in one view.

noun

The condition of being indeterminate.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for indeterminacy.

noun

The condition of being indeterminate.

Example sentences

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Of course, nobody in their right mind would define exponents this way, but the indeterminacy is inherent in the definition of the symbols.

2

It's a value judgement subject to where the person is drawing a line between the goods and the bads (methodology always unstated), so the argument wallows in indeterminacy.

3

A structure editor needs to model a text editor, with all its indeterminacy, to be usable.

4

Firstly, the indeterminacy of translation is a much, much deeper problem than the buffalo sentence and the time/fruit flies sentences.

5

However, my understanding of the actor model is that it comes with built-in indeterminacy.

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We don't seem to have even a deterministic universe, thanks to quantum indeterminacy.

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If this were not so, it would undermine the very notion of indeterminacy.

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I think the question about the universe being a simulation meets this classic criterion for indeterminacy.

9

Yet quantum indeterminacy doesn't seem to be enough to rescue freedom.

10

What exactly was that argument for indeterminacy you were talking about?

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What they're trying to do is address Copenhagen indeterminacy by assuming that the collapse of the wavefunction involves the ontologically similar definition of mental states.

12

What IS a problem, however, is Quine's indeterminacy of translation.

Quote examples

1

Is the randomness because of classical chaos, or because of quantum "indeterminacy"?

2

But that just underscores my point: looking at "apparent randomness" of measurement results is not sufficient to tell whether they are due to "quantum indeterminacy.

3

Indeed, any attempt to search for the causes of microphenomena is met with scorn and a charge of professional incompetence and "obsolete mechanistic materialism." Therefore, to explain the indeterminacy in current quantum theory we need not suppose there is any indeterminacy in Nature; the mental attitude of quantum physicists is already sufficient to guarantee it.

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The major producer of the social chaos, the indeterminacy of thoughts and values that rational knowledge is supposed to eliminate, is none other than science itself." I used to think (10 years ago) he was wrong or concerned about something that would happen far in the future beyond my lifespan.

Proper noun examples

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Indeterminacy of translation is indeed part of the problem.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use indeterminacy in a sentence?

Of course, nobody in their right mind would define exponents this way, but the indeterminacy is inherent in the definition of the symbols.

What does indeterminacy mean?

The condition of being indeterminate.

What part of speech is indeterminacy?

indeterminacy is commonly used as noun.