Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underdetermined

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-de-ter-mined
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having too few constraints to specify a unique solution.

verb

simple past and past participle of underdetermine

Etymology

From under- + determined.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more underdetermined (comparative) most underdetermined (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

underdetermination

Antonyms

overdetermined

Questions

What does underdetermined mean?
Having too few constraints to specify a unique solution.
Where does underdetermined come from?
From under- + determined.

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