“. . their publication was senseless. the book is an indeterminate heap of contradictory drafts. i examined it once: in the third chapter the hero dies, in the fourth he is alive . .”

considering its prefix, syntax, and context, what does indeterminate mean in this excerpt from “the garden of forking paths”?

imposing
inconclusive
messy
overwhelming

Considering its prefix, syntax, and context, indeterminate in this excerpt from "The Garden of Forking Paths" means overwhelming.

Indeterminate means not exactly known, established, or defined. Within the context of the excerpt we might consider that the word indeterminate means messy or overwhelming. However, since it is able to be examined and is contradicting, the best choice is overwhelming. There is no other evidence in the passage to suggest that the books were in messy heap.

explanation:

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administration noun

the government of a country

affairs

events and activities relating to the government, politics, economy, etc. of a country, region, or the world

the corridors (of power)

the places where people use their political influence and major political decisions are made

government

the process, method, or effects of governing

play politics

to use politics for your own reasons, without caring about the effects on other people

political

relating to politics

political

interested or involved in politics

politically

in a political way

politicize

to bring an issue, organization, way of doing something, etc. to the attention of the public so that it can be discussed

politicize

to make someone more interested and involved in politics

politicking

political activity by someone who is only interested in doing things for their own advantage, not in other people

politics

the ideas and activities involved in getting power in a country or over a particular area of the world

politics

the profession of being a politician

politics

the ideas and activities used by people within a particular group to try to get power

public affairs

political issues that affect most people

public life

work that involves being known to a lot of people, especially in politics, but also in religion and education

public office

a job in the government that you have because you were chosen or elected

public service

work or important positions in the government, or in organizations controlled by the government

representation

in politics, the job of officially people and making decisions for them

sociopolitical

involving a combination of social and political matters

state

the government of a country

yes yes it does !