unsolvable
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5.3
- adjective
- /ʌnˈsɑlvəbl/
:
insoluble
- Many believe that some mathematical problems are truly unsolvable and can never be resolved.
- unsolvable problem
So they seem large and even unsolvable in a practical sense today.
- So they seem large and even unsolvable in a practical sense today.
- Like I think I can't imagine an unsolvable problem.
- And so bad black square placement could lead to a terrible puzzle or an unsolvable puzzle, right?
- But now I know this problem isn't unsolvable.
- What's the unsolvable dilemma for the hero that will never ever be solved?
- It is a very common issue, but it's basically like trying to solve an unsolvable problem by thinking about it over and over again.
- There is no data, and there won't be any data, which is why the black hole information loss problem is, for all practical purposes, unsolvable.
- Over in one year congression over over thousands of years to find unsolvable problems or incurable diseases.
- It's fascinating how flight was, you know, treated as an unsolvable problem.
- So anyhow, I so, so the three body problem, the take away here is it's unsolvable.
- It was many people thought solving the protein folding problem was unsolvable or would take us some unknown duration of time.
- I say that to myself, drop the rope when I start getting, you know, getting going on trying to solve unsolvable problems.
- I'll tell you out of all of this stuff, the baggage has really never been an issue like an unsolvable issue.
Examples
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The region has attracted less than 1 percent of U.S. overseas investment, although it suffers from "seemingly unsolvable problems."
Academic text (2001) -
Sad to say, however, the problems with polling are not easily remedied and may be unsolvable even if confronted seriously.
Academic text (2002) -
So they seem large and even unsolvable in a practical sense today.
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Under those circumstances, it is no surprise that all "solutions" only lead to unsolvable problems.
Blog text (29) -
Participants in the failure condition received four unsolvable problems.
Academic text (2003) -
It's probably not an unsolvable problem, but it really is complicated and expensive.
Blog text (22) -
We are certain that the problem is unsolvable as a simple decision in favor of one or the other interpretation.
Academic text (1994) -
I like solving problems, and have found solutions to seemingly unsolvable problems several times during my working life.
Blog text (11) -
Identifies a complex clinical problem that others have ignored or thought unsolvable.
Academic text (2017) -
Participants exposed to unsolvable problems reported more task-related worries and more situational anxiety than participants in the control condition.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
33
8.5
Impossible to get past
7
6.8
Not possible to reply to in a way that convinces people
3
4.9
Impossible to repair or make work again
3
7.5
Too difficult to solve or deal with, like a problem
2
9.1
So hard that no one can get past it
1
8.2
Not able to be solved or settled
1
4.9
Not possible to do because of little time or no help
1
7.9
Impossible for people to solve or settle
1
8.1
No one can find an answer to it
1
8.1
Impossible to overcome or get past, like a problem you cannot solve
Not able to be fixed or changed
Impossible to understand or solve
Antonyms
How Solvable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unsolvable has un- meaning 'not' and solve from an old word meaning 'to loosen', the same idea you see in solution and dissolve. So an unsolvable problem is like a knot you cannot loosen — it is impossible to work out.