(a.) Not conclusive; leading to no conclusion; not closing or settling a point in debate, or a doubtful question; as, evidence is inconclusive when it does not exhibit the truth of a disputed case in such a manner as to satisfy the mind, and put an end to debate or doubt.
Example Sentences:
(1) The lactoferrin test in positive in 5, inconclusive in 6, and negative in 41 cases, and in the 9 cases of non-CCP pancreatic diseases it is negative.
(2) Inconclusive tests were 10% and 11%, respectively, but in no patient were both scintigraphy and ultrasonography inconclusive.
(3) Sixteen patients (7%) with inconclusive diagnosis had symptoms only of SI and UI but no objective findings.
(4) Random fecal alpha 1-antitrypsin determinations seem to provide a reliable, although not directly quantitative, measure of the intestinal activity among patients with Crohn's disease, especially when other methods may be inconclusive.
(5) Its results are therefore inconclusive with respect to sigmoidoscopy and should not be used as evidence either for or against sigmoidoscopic screening.
(6) Dig-ASO testing correctly reclassified 10 individuals who had tested inconclusively on analysis for leukocyte beta-hexosaminidase A activity; 3 were identified as carriers and 7 as noncarriers.
(7) The effects on Ca++ uptake of added cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) alone or with rabbit or bovine protein kinase were inconclusive.
(8) Chemicals giving negative or inconclusive results were then retested using other common in vitro mutagenesis conditions.
(9) Aperture size was modulated during flight on some trials in an attempt to test between these possibilities, but the results were inconclusive.
(10) The only satisfactory trial of this nature to date was done in Helsinki, and its results were inconclusive.
(11) Of these 21 were positive, 11 were inconclusive and nine were negative.
(12) The presence of symptom-specific stress-related psychophysiological responses is more commonly observed, and the evidence on return to baseline is at this time inconclusive.
(13) The data for linkage between CRI-0136 and the ADPKD locus in our family were inconclusive.
(14) Kinetic studies proved inconclusive in that a rapid equilibrium between an oxidized enzyme--allene carbanion pair and reduced enzyme--keto acid pair would make these two species kinetically equivalent.
(15) In the face of an inconclusive result in the first attempt, biopsy was repeated for upto three times.
(16) Although clinical improvements occurred in the case of variegate porphyria, the results were inconclusive for reasons given.
(17) In all but two patients, one or more inconclusive techniques [oral cholecystography, ultrasonography, intravenous cholangiography, or endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC)] had been employed prior to FNC.
(18) Previous smaller studies have given rise to conflicting or inconclusive results, but the reduced conception rates in the partners of oligospermic men in this large study suggests that unexplained female factors, discussed in the paper, contribute to their infertility in up to a third of patients.
(19) In 4 subjects the obstructions disappeared after both belladonna and the placebo; the children were considered to have an "inconclusive response".
(20) Of the remaining 98 examinations, 4 (4.1%) were inconclusive, 73 tumors (74.5%) were correctly staged, 16 tumors (16.3%) were overstaged and 5 tumors (5.1%) understaged.
Speculate
Definition:
(v. i.) To consider by turning a subject in the mind, and viewing it in its different aspects and relations; to meditate; to contemplate; to theorize; as, to speculate on questions in religion; to speculate on political events.
(v. i.) To view subjects from certain premises given or assumed, and infer conclusions respecting them a priori.
(v. i.) To purchase with the expectation of a contingent advance in value, and a consequent sale at a profit; -- often, in a somewhat depreciative sense, of unsound or hazardous transactions; as, to speculate in coffee, in sugar, or in bank stock.
(v. t.) To consider attentively; as, to speculate the nature of a thing.
Example Sentences:
(1) It did the job of triggering growth, but it also fueled real-estate speculation, similar to what was going on in the mid-2000s here.” Slowing economic growth may be another concern.
(2) It has been speculated that these cigarette smoke-induced alterations contribute to the depressed pulmonary defense mechanisms commonly demonstrated in smokers.
(3) We speculate that this cleavage event is catalyzed by either a cryptic potyviral proteinase that requires a host factor or subcellular environment for activation, or possibly a host proteinase.
(4) 9.23pm GMT Expect the reporters to get even more speculative and desperate from hereon in.
(5) So it was speculated that the enhancement of pulmonary metastasis needs remaining of irradiated tumor in bodies of mice for a certain period.
(6) We speculate that intestinal injury may also induce or perpetuate arthritis by systemic distribution of inflammatory mediators produced by intestinal immune effector cells.
(7) We speculate that the preferential rupture of the H2B-H4 contact is of physiological significance.
(8) Such an explanation not only remains vague and speculative but deserves criticism also for being incomplete.
(9) One may speculate whether clinical conditions exist--apart from hereditary retinal dystrophies--in which the retina becomes more sensitive to light from strong artificial or natural sources, which are otherwise innoxious.
(10) The literature concerning the possible effects of tetracyclines on hemostasis with or without antecedent anticoagulation therapy is reviewed and the speculated mechanisms for such an interaction are discussed.
(11) Cable, once a leading critic of City speculation, insists the shares will go to responsible investors.
(12) "Getting a 95% loan to value mortgage lets you speculate on the expected house price increases a lot more than a 75% mortgage," he said.
(13) Thus one may speculate that endothelin plays a role in the coronary spasm which has been shown in patients with angina pectoris.
(14) Gerson Zweifach, general counsel for both News Corp and 21st Century Fox , Murdoch’s film and TV business, said: “We are grateful that this matter has been concluded and acknowledge the fairness and professionalism of the Department of Justice throughout this investigation.” It is understood there has been no background settlement with the Department of Justice in order to avoid a full-blown investigation, contrary to speculation in New York over a year ago that the company was looking at a possible payment of over $850m.
(15) Dealers speculated that Facebook's army of bankers had stepped in to stop the shares falling below $38, a move that would have landed the social network with a public relations disaster on its first day as a public company.
(16) If we were to have a plebiscite before the end of the year, and you were to reverse-engineer that, it would make interesting speculation about the timing of an election.” Abetz said in January he would need to see whether a plebiscite was “above board or whether the question is stacked” before deciding to heed any result in favour of marriage equality.
(17) Undoubtedly because new theories remain speculative when viewed from our own standpoint.
(18) Lack of transparency about the nature of the relationship between police and media also led to speculation and perceptions, whatever the facts, that caused "serious harm".
(19) The similarity of the low-K breathing pattern to that observed with reserpine administration together with the known relationships of K and catecholamine metabolism lead to the speculation that K depletion alters breathing via an effect on central catecholamine metabolism.
(20) Last week, Park offered a public apology after acknowledging Choi had edited some of her speeches and provided help with public relations, but South Korea’s media have speculated Choi played a much larger, secret role in government affairs.