In-dĕf′/ĭ-nīte, a.
a. [Prefix in, not, and definite; Lat. indefinitus, It. indefinito, Sp. indefinido, Fr. indéfini.]
Sense 1. Not definite; not limited or defined; not determined or fixed upon; hence, not precise or certain; as, an indefinite time, proposition, term, or phrase.
Sense 2. Having no determined or certain limits; as, indefinite space;—often contrasted with infinite, or incapable of being defined or limited.
The reduction of the infinite to number is, then, the reduction of time infinite to its measure indefinite, that is, to the finite. C. S. Henry.
Sense 3. (Bot.) Too numerous or various to make a particular enumeration important; more than twelve, especially when the number is not constant;—said of the parts of a flower, and the like.
Indefinite inflorescence. The same as indeterminate inflorescence. Gray.