incomputable
- adjective
- /ˌɪnˈkɒmpjʊtəbl/
- Specialized
- The value of the universe is incomputable.
Examples
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The damage caused by the hurricane resulted in incomputable losses for local businesses.
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Science often confronts phenomena whose complexity seems nearly incomputable with current technology.
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There is an incomputable number of ways this ancient riddle could be interpreted.
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Some mathematical problems are incomputable.
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In complex scientific models, some variables become incomputable, making accurate predictions very difficult.
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The scale of the universe is so vast that certain aspects remain incomputable to even the best astronomers.
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Certain historical events are deemed incomputable in terms of their influence on modern society.
Synonyms
So large or great you cannot say how big
So great that you cannot measure its value
Impossible to measure or show with a number
Hard to predict or measure exactly
Not able to be measured in numbers
Too great to measure
Not possible to find out for certain
Antonyms
How Computable
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
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.