Indeterminate equation

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(Math.) an equation in which the unknown quantities admit of an infinite number of values, or sets of values. A group of equations is indeterminate when it contains more unknown quantities than there are equations.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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