indeterminacy
noun
in·de·ter·mi·na·cy
ˌin-di-ˈtər-mə-nə-sē 
-ˈtərm-nə-
: the quality or state of being indeterminate
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The worst part of the internment was its indeterminacy.
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Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
This orchestrated indeterminacy underscores the instability of objects and images, of language and experience.
—Elizabeth Mangini, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2025
But perhaps there is a holiness to our indeterminacy, in this state of hope-in-nothingness, of longing to simultaneously be lost but also found in one’s lostness.
—Terry Nguyen
july 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
And that moment of indeterminacy in time is something that really interested me.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
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Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
This orchestrated indeterminacy underscores the instability of objects and images, of language and experience.
—Elizabeth Mangini, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2025
But perhaps there is a holiness to our indeterminacy, in this state of hope-in-nothingness, of longing to simultaneously be lost but also found in one’s lostness.
—Terry Nguyen
july 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
And that moment of indeterminacy in time is something that really interested me.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Indeterminacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indeterminacy. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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indeterminacy
noun
in·de·ter·mi·na·cy
ˌin-di-ˈtərm-(ə-)nə-sē
: the quality or state of being indeterminate
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