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No big deal if there does not exist such a word, but I was wondering.

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Yeah. It's like when you start to define something and then ... – Robusto Dec 8 '12 at 15:53
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The question is rather nebulous without context. You could get any number of wishy-washy answers. – Andrew Leach Dec 8 '12 at 16:07

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In mathematics, the circumlocution not well defined is the most common appellation for something that is incompletely defined (1, 2). Occasionally ambiguous (“Open to multiple interpretations” or “Vague and unclear”) and ill-defined are used as synonyms of not well defined. Of ill-defined, mathworld says: “The term "ill-defined" is also used informally to mean ambiguous.”

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