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underdetermined

underdetermined adjective: having too few constraints to specify a unique solution. Also the simple past and past participle of underdetermine.

Adjective

underdetermined (comparative more underdetermined, superlative most underdetermined)

  1. Having too few constraints to specify a unique solution.
    Antonyms:
    overdetermined

Also used as

underdetermined is also the simple past and past participle of underdetermine.

Antonyms of underdetermined

Forms of underdetermined

comparativemore underdetermined
superlativemost underdetermined

Origin of underdetermined

From under- + determined.

From underdetermine + -ed.

Questions about underdetermined

What does underdetermined mean?
Underdetermined means having too few constraints to specify a unique solution.
What part of speech is underdetermined?
Underdetermined is an adjective.

Words near underdetermined in the dictionary

  1. underdetecting
  2. underdetection
  3. underdetects
  4. underdetermination
  5. underdetermine
  6. underdetermined
  7. underdeterminedness
  8. underdetermines
  9. underdetermining
  10. underdeterrence
  11. underdeterrent

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