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incomputable

incomputable

9.9
Too hard to calculate or measure
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪnˈkɒmpjʊtəbl/
  • Specialized
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  • The value of the universe is incomputable.

Examples

  • The damage caused by the hurricane resulted in incomputable losses for local businesses.

  • Science often confronts phenomena whose complexity seems nearly incomputable with current technology.

  • There is an incomputable number of ways this ancient riddle could be interpreted.

  • Some mathematical problems are incomputable.

  • In complex scientific models, some variables become incomputable, making accurate predictions very difficult.

  • The scale of the universe is so vast that certain aspects remain incomputable to even the best astronomers.

  • Certain historical events are deemed incomputable in terms of their influence on modern society.

Synonyms

immeasurable
vsincomputable
14 5.5

So large or great you cannot say how big

is beyond numerical calculation not just large or extreme
inestimable
vsincomputable
3 8.6

So great that you cannot measure its value

is about being beyond calculation rather than only lacking measurable worth
unquantifiable
vsincomputable
1 7.8

Impossible to measure or show with a number

is about being beyond general calculation not only lacking a number
imponderable
vsincomputable
  • Formal
1 9.2

Hard to predict or measure exactly

is about absolute inability to calculate rather than simple unknownness
unfigurable
vsincomputable
  • Specialized
9.9

Not able to be measured in numbers

is stronger, stressing being beyond calculation rather than numeric limits
immensurable
vsincomputable
9.9

Too great to measure

is focused on impossibility by calculation rather than mere large size
unascertainable
vsincomputable
9.8

Not possible to find out for certain

is about inability to calculate or measure rather than only lacking certainty

Antonyms

computable
  • Specialized
1 5.9

Able to be calculated using math or a computer

How Computable

computable
  • Specialized
1 5.9
decidable
  • Specialized
1 9.9
undecidable
  • Specialized
1 9.9
incomputable
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

incomputable positive

Morphology

incomputable = computable (transparent) = in + compute + able

The negative prefix 'in-' straightforwardly changes 'computable' to 'not able to be computed'.

Etymology

The word incomputable breaks into in- meaning 'not' and compute meaning 'to count', the same root as computer. So, incomputable means 'not able to be counted' or too big or too complex to calculate.