indéterminé
indeterminate, unspecified
adjective an-deh-tehr-mee-NEH Rare
Usage Note
Indéterminé (feminine indéterminée) is used in formal, legal, and scientific registers to indicate that something has not been fixed or defined. Pour une durée indéterminée ('for an indefinite period') is a common legal phrase. In grammar, article indéfini (indefinite article) is a related term. The antonym is déterminé (determinate, resolute).
Examples
"La durée du contrat est indéterminée."
Natural Translation
The duration of the contract is unspecified.

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