不定

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Chinese[edit]

not; no
 
to set; to fix; to determine
to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order
simp. and trad.
(不定)

Pronunciation[edit]


Adjective[edit]

不定

  1. uncertain
  2. unstable
  3. (mathematics, of an integral without specified limits) indefinite
  4. (botany) adventitious

Antonyms[edit]

Adverb[edit]

不定

  1. not being certain; not knowing for sure

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

不定

  1. () A combination 一中三下 in the Lingqijing.

Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
じょう
Grade: 3
goon

Adjective[edit]

()(じょう) (fujō-na (adnominal ()(じょう) (fujō na), adverbial ()(じょう) (fujō ni))

  1. not settled, not fixed
  2. unexpected, surprising
Inflection[edit]

Noun[edit]

()(じょう) (fujō

  1. not settled, not fixed
  2. being unexpected, surprising

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
てい
Grade: 3
goon kan’on

Adjective[edit]

()(てい) (futei-na (adnominal ()(てい) (futei na), adverbial ()(てい) (futei ni))

  1. undecided, to be determined, to be decided
  2. (mathematics) indefinite; as in the term 'indefinite integral'
Inflection[edit]

Noun[edit]

()(てい) (futei

  1. being undecided, being yet to be determined, or yet to be decided
  2. (mathematics) indefiniteness, an integral being without specific limits

References[edit]

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  • Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  • 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN

Korean[edit]

Hanja in this term

Noun[edit]

不定 (bujeong) (hangeul 부정)

  1. Hanja form? of 부정 (indeterminacy; variability).

Vietnamese[edit]

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective[edit]

不定

  1. chữ Hán form of bất định (unstable; uncertain).