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

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson likewise complained about “a lot of indeterminacy in this set of facts,” noting that “we’re not quite sure who it covers.”

From Slate

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

In the era when the “big lie” and QAnon conspiracy theories have gained traction amid rapidly disintegrating social trust, it’s no wonder that a wobbly sense of uncertainty and indeterminacy has seeped into the country’s cinema: What’s careening out of control on screen barely scratches the surface of the incomprehensible mayhem that is real life right now.

From Washington Post