Definition of
Indeterminate
Several definitions:
• An indeterminate is another name for a variable.
• An indeterminate equation has more than one solution.
Example: x + y = 2
Without further information we cannot say exactly what x and y are.
• An indeterminate expression cannot be precisely determined.
Examples:
• 0/0
• 00
• 0 × ∞
• ∞/∞
• ∞ − ∞
• ∞0
• 1∞
• An indeterminate is another name for a variable.
• An indeterminate equation has more than one solution.
Example: x + y = 2
Without further information we cannot say exactly what x and y are.
• An indeterminate expression cannot be precisely determined.
Examples:
• 0/0
• 00
• 0 × ∞
• ∞/∞
• ∞ − ∞
• ∞0
• 1∞
See: Variable