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The phrase "answer was inconclusive" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a response or result that does not provide a clear or definitive conclusion.
Example: "After reviewing the data, the answer was inconclusive, leaving us with more questions than answers."
Alternatives: "response was unclear" or "result was ambiguous."
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The answer was inconclusive.
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The result was inconclusive.
His answers were inconclusive.
The answers are inconclusive.
F.B.I. analysts reviewed tapes of the December test and decided that Dr. Lee's answers were inconclusive, after all.
Capturing the tenor of the economic moment, Mr. Hutchings's speech was titled: "The Rise of China: Should Japan Be Afraid?" While his answers were inconclusive, many Japanese business leaders seem to see China more as an opportunity than as a threat.
To both questions the answers were inconclusive.
This is not the case, however: the question, in its primitive or in a more sophisticated (that is: by specifying the criteria of comparison) form has rarely been posed and, if so, the answer was mostly inconclusive.
The replay was inconclusive.
But it was inconclusive.
The battle was inconclusive.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com