Unascertained

//ˌʌnæsəˈteɪnd// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not ascertained; undetermined; unknown.

    "Throughout all future time, as now, the human mind may occupy itself, not only with ascertained phenomena and their relations, but also with that unascertained something which phenomena and their relations imply."

Example

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"Throughout all future time, as now, the human mind may occupy itself, not only with ascertained phenomena and their relations, but also with that unascertained something which phenomena and their relations imply."

Etymology

From un- + ascertained.

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