indeterminacy

[ in-di-tur-muh-nuh-see ]

noun

1. the condition or quality of being indeterminate; indetermination.

Word History and Origins

Origin of indeterminacy¹

First recorded in 1640–50; indetermin(ate) + -acy

Example Sentences

To make that happen, Viola needed faith in indeterminacy, which is at the heart of what made Tudor so fascinating.

From Los Angeles Times

The concerto reveals, with marvel and magnificence, the essential nuance between the indeterminacy of nature’s rhythm and the chaos of our climate interference.

From Los Angeles Times

And there is almost surely some indeterminacy—even with similar economic conditions and the same degree of publicity in the press, you might get a run on one bank but not on another.

From Scientific American

Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, also involved extremists hunting for Ms. Pelosi, and in spite of abundant documentation has been treated by partisans as a tangle of mystery, indeterminacy and through-the-looking-glass distortion.

From New York Times

That bit of authorial indeterminacy, unfortunately, is apparent in the script, whose disparate elements are like individual puzzle pieces rather than one cohesive portrait.

From New York Times