Definition:Indeterminate Expression

Definition

An indeterminate expression is an algebraic expression which is undefined, for example:

$\dfrac 0 0$, $\dfrac \infty \infty$, $0 \times \infty$, $\infty - \infty$

Also known as

An indeterminate expression is also known as an indeterminate form.

Also see

• Results about indeterminate expressions can be found here.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): indeterminate expression (indeterminate form)
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): indeterminate expression (indeterminate form)