Indefinite may refer to:
- In mathematics:
- When talking about indefinite forms in multilinear algebra, see definite bilinear form.
- "Indefinite integral" refers to the antiderivative.
- "Indefinite" is sometimes used to describe an unknowable quantity, with meaning similar to "unlimited" or "undetermined".
- In grammar, see indefinite article and indefinite pronoun.
Famous quotes containing the word indefinite:
“Freedom is but the possibility of a various and indefinite activity; while government, or the exercise of dominion, is a single, yet real activity. The longing for freedom, therefore, is at first only too frequently suggested by the deep-felt consciousness of its absence.”
—Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt (1767–1835)
“There is a line between a definite maybe and an indefinite yes.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“There are times when they seem so small! And then again, although they never seem large, there is a vastness behind them, a past of indefinite complexity and marvel, an amazing power of absorbing and assimilating, which forces one to suspect some power in the race so different from our own that one cannot understand that power. And ... whatever doubts or vexations one has in Japan, it is only necessary to ask oneself: “Well, who are the best people to live with?””
—Lafcadio Hearn (1850–1904)