Meanings
- uncountableThe quality of being indeterminate.
It sprang from the wish not to mar the indeterminateness of the absolute by the opposition of the attributes, while, on the other hand, an equally pressing need for the conservation of the immanence of substance forbade a bold transfer of the attributes to the observer.
1893, Richard Falckenberg, History Of Modern Philosophy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe quality of being vague and poorly defined
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Origin
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