"undefined" meaning in English

See undefined in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-undefined.wav
Etymology: From un- + defined. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|defined}} un- + defined Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} undefined (not comparable)
  1. Lacking a definition or value. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (lacking a definition or value): indefinite Translations (lacking definition or value): неопределе́н (neopredelén) (Bulgarian), indefinit (Catalan), 未定義 (Chinese Mandarin), 未定义 (wèidìngyì) (Chinese Mandarin), nedefinovaný (Czech), määrittelemätön (Finnish), epämääräinen (Finnish), indéfini (French), indefinito (Italian), niezdefiniowany (Polish), nieokreślony (Polish), indefinido (Portuguese), nedefinit (Romanian), неопределённый (neopredeljónnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-undefined-en-adj-VaOzBR6O Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'lacking a definition or value': 95 5 Disambiguation of 'lacking definition or value': 89 11
  2. (mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Computing, Mathematics Translations (mathematics: without interpretation): indefinit (Catalan), määrittelemätön (Finnish), indéfini (French), nedefinit (Romanian), неопределённый (neopredeljónnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-undefined-en-adj-g-lXy9MX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 85 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'mathematics: without interpretation': 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: undefinable, indistinct, vague Derived forms: undefined behavior

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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