indistinguishable

adjective in·dis·tin·guish·able \ ˌin-di-ˈstiŋ-gwi-shə-bəl , -ˈstiŋ-wi- \

|Updated on: 8 Jun 2018

Examples: indistinguishable in a Sentence

Definition of indistinguishable

: not distinguishable: such as

a : indeterminate in shape or structure

indistinguishable forms in the mist

b : not clearly recognizable or understandable

indistinguishable differences

c : lacking identifying or individualizing qualities

seemingly indistinguishable alternatives

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indistinguishability

play \ˌin-di-ˌstiŋ-gwi-shə-ˈbi-lə-tē, -ˌstiŋ-wi-\ noun

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indistinguishableness

play \ˌin-di-ˈstiŋ-gwi-shə-bəl-nəs, -ˈstiŋ-wi-\ noun

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indistinguishably

play \ˌin-di-ˈstiŋ-gwi-shə-blē, -ˈstiŋ-wi-\ adverb

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Examples of indistinguishable in a Sentence

indistinguishable differences that can be measured only electronically
indistinguishable shapes in the fog

Recent Examples of indistinguishable from the Web

That’s why the Dream Machine motto is 'making science fiction non-fiction,' a riff on Arthur C. Clarke's 'any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic' rule.

— madeline buxton, refinery29.com, "Alexia Bonatsos Has Big Dreams For The Future Of VC," 30 May 2018
Critics quickly pointed out because the voice was indistinguishable from a human, people on the other end — namely service industry workers — could be easily fooled.

— shelby fleig, USA TODAY, "Microsoft demos robot that can chat on the phone with humans," 22 May 2018
In the first instants of the Universe, two fundamental forces—the electromagnetic force and the weak nuclear force—were indistinguishable.

— davide castelvecchi, Scientific American, "Here Come the Waves," 23 Apr. 2018
That's a term used to describe the gulf between a robot or software that has just enough imperfections to raise skepticism and another that's indistinguishable from a human.

— david pierson, latimes.com, "Should people know they're talking to an algorithm? After a controversial debut, Google now says yes," 10 May 2018
Throughout the campaign, Braun argued that Messer and Rokita were nearly indistinguishable career politicians.

— maureen groppe, Indianapolis Star, "Indiana Senate race: Mike Braun wins GOP primary in huge upset over 2 sitting congressmen," 8 May 2018
As the years passed, the group that had done in-school truancy court became indistinguishable from the group that hadn't.

— ann doss helms and michael gordon, charlotteobserver, "Teen has missed 77 days of school. Will threatening his parents with jail help CMS? | Charlotte Observer," 13 Apr. 2018
Perhaps more importantly, the latency (e.g. time lag) in the transmissions from the serving base stations to the portable users is less than 10 milliseconds, a critical metric where such small delays become indistinguishable to the human brain.

— Fortune, "Commentary: How 5G Technology Will Transform the Way We Live," 12 Apr. 2018
But the biggest problem is that Alex is nearly indistinguishable from J.D., his Scrubs doctor, in mannerisms and affectation.

— kelly lawler, USA TODAY, "Review: Zach Braff's ABC sitcom 'Alex, Inc.' is a podcaster's nightmare," 27 Mar. 2018

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