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indeterminate

Who acts: indeterminate answer, indeterminate sentence, I, Pythag oreans, He, dog · What happens: indeterminate, not mean, know, fix, be, not work out · To what, where: one, information, prison sentence, Zero, second element, man · Speech: someone speaks here

«indeterminate» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: indeterminate in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

Indeterminate means not exactly known, fixed or clear; vague.

csubjadvmodadvmodccomppunctparataxisccconjpunctconjpunctrootIndeterminateVERBmeansVERBnotPARTexactlyADVknownVERB,PUNCTfixedVERBorCCONJclearADJ;PUNCTvagueADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IndeterminateindeterminateVERBVerbForm=Inf2 meanscsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3notnotPARTPolarity=Neg2 meansadvmod
4exactlyexactlyADV_5 knownadvmod
5knownknowVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass2 meansccomp
6,,PUNCT_7 fixedpunct
7fixedfixVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass5 knownparataxis
8ororCCONJ_9 clearcc
9clearclearADJDegree=Pos7 fixedconj
10;;PUNCT_11 vaguepunct
11vaguevagueADJDegree=Pos2 meansconj
12..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1indeterminateinfinitivetree rules
2not meanpresentvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3knowparticipleexactly propertyvn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
4fixparticiplevn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

An indeterminate answer or form is one that cannot be worked out as a single value from the information given.

The tree, 21 words
detamodnsubjccconjcopnsubjauxadvmodaux:passacl:relclcompound:prtcasedetamodoblcasedetnmodaclpunctrootAnDETindeterminateADJanswerNOUNorCCONJformNOUNisAUXoneNUMthatPRONcanAUXnotPARTbeAUXworkedVERBoutADPasADPaDETsingleADJvalueNOUNfromADPtheDETinformationNOUNgivenVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AnaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art3 answerdet
2indeterminateindeterminateADJDegree=Pos3 answeramod
3answeranswerNOUNNumber=Sing7 onensubj
4ororCCONJ_5 formcc
5formformNOUNNumber=Sing3 answerconj
6isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 onecop
7oneoneNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Cardrootroot
8thatthatPRONPronType=Rel12 workednsubj
9cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin12 workedaux
10notnotPARTPolarity=Neg12 workedadvmod
11bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf12 workedaux:pass
12workedworkVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass7 oneacl:relcl
13outoutADP_12 workedcompound:prt
14asasADP_17 valuecase
15aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art17 valuedet
16singlesingleADJDegree=Pos17 valueamod
17valuevalueNOUNNumber=Sing12 workedobl
18fromfromADP_20 informationcase
19thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art20 informationdet
20informationinformationNOUNNumber=Sing17 valuenmod
21givengiveVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass20 informationacl
22..PUNCT_7 onepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresenta indeterminate answer or formonetree rules
2not work outcan · passiveas a single value from the informationvn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic
3giveparticiplethe information not said herevn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Meaning 3

Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.

An indeterminate sentence is a prison sentence with no fixed end date.

detamodnsubjcopdetcompoundcasedetamodcompoundnmodpunctrootAnDETindeterminateADJsentenceNOUNisAUXaDETprisonNOUNsentenceNOUNwithADPnoDETfixedVERBendNOUNdateNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AnaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art3 sentencedet
2indeterminateindeterminateADJDegree=Pos3 sentenceamod
3sentencesentenceNOUNNumber=Sing7 sentencensubj
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 sentencecop
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 sentencedet
6prisonprisonNOUNNumber=Sing7 sentencecompound
7sentencesentenceNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
8withwithADP_12 datecase
9nonoDETPronType=Neg12 datedet
10fixedfixVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass12 dateamod
11endendNOUNNumber=Sing12 datecompound
12datedateNOUNNumber=Sing7 sentencenmod
13..PUNCT_7 sentencepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresenta indeterminate sentencea prison sentencewith no fixed end datetree rules
2fixparticiplevn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient

Example 1

Contrary to the prevailing opinion, I believe that the Pythag- oreans regarded the Zero, 0, as the second element which was called the infinite, indeterminate duality, infinite binary, etc. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

The tree, 41 words
casedetamodoblpunctnsubjparataxismarkdetcompoundpunctnsubjadvcldetobjpunctappospunctcasedetamodoblnsubj:passaux:passacl:relcldetamodpunctamodxcomppunctamodconjpunctconjpunctappospunctdetapposcasenmodccconjcasefixednmodflatpunctnmod:unmarkedpunctrootContraryADJtoADPtheDETprevailingVERBopinionNOUN,PUNCTIPRONbelieveVERBthatSCONJtheDETPythagPROPN-PUNCToreansNOUNregardedVERBtheDETZeroPROPN,PUNCT0NUM,PUNCTasADPtheDETsecondADJelementNOUNwhichPRONwasAUXcalledVERBtheDETinfiniteADJ,PUNCTindeterminateADJdualityNOUN,PUNCTinfiniteADJbinaryNOUN,PUNCTetc.NOUN(PUNCTMordellPROPN,PUNCTTheDETOriginPROPNofADPLettersNOUNandCCONJNumeralsNOUNaccordingVERBtoADPSeferPROPNYetzirahPROPN(PUNCT1914NUM))PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ContrarycontraryADJDegree=Posrootroot
2totoADP_5 opinioncase
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 opiniondet
4prevailingprevailVERBVerbForm=Ger5 opinionamod
5opinionopinionNOUNNumber=Sing1 Contraryobl
6,,PUNCT_8 believepunct
7IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs8 believensubj
8believebelieveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin1 Contraryparataxis
9thatthatSCONJ_14 regardedmark
10thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art13 oreansdet
11PythagPythagPROPNNumber=Sing13 oreanscompound
12--PUNCT_11 Pythagpunct
13oreansoreanNOUNNumber=Plur14 regardednsubj
14regardedregardVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin8 believeadvcl
15thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art16 Zerodet
16ZeroZeroPROPNNumber=Sing14 regardedobj
17,,PUNCT_18 0punct
1800NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card16 Zeroappos
19,,PUNCT_23 elementpunct
20asasADP_23 elementcase
21thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art23 elementdet
22secondsecondADJDegree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord23 elementamod
23elementelementNOUNNumber=Sing14 regardedobl
24whichwhichPRONPronType=Rel26 callednsubj:pass
25wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin26 calledaux:pass
26calledcallVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass23 elementacl:relcl
27thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art31 dualitydet
28infiniteinfiniteADJDegree=Pos31 dualityamod
29,,PUNCT_28 infinitepunct
30indeterminateindeterminateADJDegree=Pos31 dualityamod
31dualitydualityNOUNNumber=Sing26 calledxcomp
32,,PUNCT_34 binarypunct
33infiniteinfiniteADJDegree=Pos34 binaryamod
34binarybinaryNOUNNumber=Sing31 dualityconj
35,,PUNCT_36 etc.punct
36etc.etc.NOUNAbbr=Yes Number=Plur34 binaryconj
37((PUNCT_38 Mordellpunct
38MordellMordellPROPNNumber=Sing34 binaryappos
39,,PUNCT_41 Originpunct
40ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art41 Origindet
41OriginOriginPROPNNumber=Sing38 Mordellappos
42ofofADP_43 Letterscase
43LettersletterNOUNNumber=Plur41 Originnmod
44andandCCONJ_45 Numeralscc
45NumeralsnumeralNOUNNumber=Plur43 Lettersconj
46accordingaccordVERBExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part48 Sefercase
47totoADP_46 accordingfixed
48SeferSeferPROPNNumber=Sing43 Lettersnmod
49YetzirahYetzirahPROPNNumber=Sing48 Seferflat
50((PUNCT_51 1914punct
5119141914NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card38 Mordellnmod:unmarked
52))))PUNCT_38 Mordellpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1prevailgerundvn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2believepresentIvn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
3regardpastthe Pythag oreansthe Zeroas the second elementvn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent zero=Theme as element=Value
4callpast · passivethe second elementvn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
5accordgerundvn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent

Example 2

He was a man of indeterminate age, maybe forty or sixty.

nsubjcopdetcaseamodnmodpunctadvmodacl:relclccconjpunctrootHePRONwasAUXaDETmanNOUNofADPindeterminateADJageNOUN,PUNCTmaybeADVfortyNUMorCCONJsixtyNUM.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs4 mannsubj
2wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 mancop
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 mandet
4manmanNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
5ofofADP_7 agecase
6indeterminateindeterminateADJDegree=Pos7 ageamod
7ageageNOUNNumber=Sing4 mannmod
8,,PUNCT_10 fortypunct
9maybemaybeADV_10 fortyadvmod
10fortyfortyNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card4 manacl:relcl
11ororCCONJ_12 sixtycc
12sixtysixtyNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card10 fortyconj
13..PUNCT_4 manpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apastHea manof indeterminate agetree rules

Example 3

The dog was a brown of indeterminate shade.

detnsubjcopdetcaseamodnmodpunctrootTheDETdogNOUNwasAUXaDETbrownNOUNofADPindeterminateADJshadeNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 dogdet
2dogdogNOUNNumber=Sing5 brownnsubj
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 browncop
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 browndet
5brownbrownNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6ofofADP_8 shadecase
7indeterminateindeterminateADJDegree=Pos8 shadeamod
8shadeshadeNOUNNumber=Sing5 brownnmod
9..PUNCT_5 brownpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apastthe doga brownof indeterminate shadetree rules

Example 4

The meeting will last an indeterminate time.

detnsubjauxdetamodobl:unmarkedpunctrootTheDETmeetingNOUNwillAUXlastVERBanDETindeterminateADJtimeNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 meetingdet
2meetingmeetingNOUNNumber=Sing4 lastnsubj
3willwillAUXVerbForm=Fin4 lastaux
4lastlastVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
5anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 timedet
6indeterminateindeterminateADJDegree=Pos7 timeamod
7timetimeNOUNNumber=Sing4 lastobl:unmarked
8..PUNCT_4 lastpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1lastfuturethe meetingtimevn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme

Example 5

With one equation and two unknowns, the answer is indeterminate.

casenummodoblccnummodconjpunctdetnsubjcoppunctrootWithADPoneNUMequationNOUNandCCONJtwoNUMunknownsNOUN,PUNCTtheDETanswerNOUNisAUXindeterminateADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WithwithADP_3 equationcase
2oneoneNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card3 equationnummod
3equationequationNOUNNumber=Sing11 indeterminateobl
4andandCCONJ_6 unknownscc
5twotwoNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card6 unknownsnummod
6unknownsunknownNOUNNumber=Plur3 equationconj
7,,PUNCT_3 equationpunct
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 answerdet
9answeranswerNOUNNumber=Sing11 indeterminatensubj
10isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin11 indeterminatecop
11indeterminateindeterminateADJDegree=Posrootroot
12..PUNCT_11 indeterminatepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentthe answerwith one equation and two unknowns; indeterminate propertytree rules

Example 6

The judge gave an indeterminate sentence.

detnsubjdetamodobjpunctrootTheDETjudgeNOUNgaveVERBanDETindeterminateADJsentenceNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 judgedet
2judgejudgeNOUNNumber=Sing3 gavensubj
3gavegiveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 sentencedet
5indeterminateindeterminateADJDegree=Pos6 sentenceamod
6sentencesentenceNOUNNumber=Sing3 gaveobj
7..PUNCT_3 gavepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1givepastthe judgea indeterminate sentencevn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sentence=Theme

Example 7

A creature of indeterminate shape moved in the fog.

detnsubjcaseamodnmodcasedetoblpunctrootADETcreatureNOUNofADPindeterminateADJshapeNOUNmovedVERBinADPtheDETfogNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 creaturedet
2creaturecreatureNOUNNumber=Sing6 movednsubj
3ofofADP_5 shapecase
4indeterminateindeterminateADJDegree=Pos5 shapeamod
5shapeshapeNOUNNumber=Sing2 creaturenmod
6movedmoveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
7ininADP_9 fogcase
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 fogdet
9fogfogNOUNNumber=Sing6 movedobl
10..PUNCT_6 movedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1movepasta creature of indeterminate shapethe fogvn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in fog=Trajectory

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