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in·cal·cu·la·ble

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–adjective

1.	very numerous or great.

2.	unable to be calculated; beyond calculation.

3.	incapable of being forecast or predicted; undeterminable.

4.	uncertain; unsure.

[Origin: 1785–95; in-³ + calculable

]

—Related forms

in·cal·cu·la·bil·i·ty, in·cal·cu·la·ble·ness, noun

in·cal·cu·la·bly, adverb

—Synonyms 3. unpredictable, unforeseeable.

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in·cal·cu·la·ble Audio Help (ĭn-kāl'kyə-lə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

1. Impossible to calculate: a mass of incalculable figures.
2. Too great to be calculated or reckoned: incalculable wealth.
Impossible to foresee; unpredictable: "The motions of her mind were as incalculable as the flit of a bird" (Edith Wharton).

in·cal'cu·la·bil'i·ty, in·cal'cu·la·ble·ness n., in·cal'cu·la·bly adv.

Synonyms: These adjectives mean being greater than can be calculated or reckoned: incalculable riches; countless hours; an immeasurable distance; an incomputable amount; jewels of inestimable value; an infinite number of reasons; innumerable difficulties; measureless power.

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incalculable

1795, from in- "not" + calculable (see calculation).

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incalculable
adjective
not capable of being computed or enumerated [ant: calculable]

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incalculable [inˈkӕlkjuləbl] adjective

not able to be calculated; very great

Arabic:	لا يُحْصى
Chinese (Simplified):	数不清的
Chinese (Traditional):	數不清的
Czech:	nevypočitatelný; nespočetný
Danish:	uberegnelig; utallig
Dutch:	onberekenbaar
Estonian:	loendamatu
Finnish:	määrätön
French:	incalculable
German:	unberechenbar
Greek:	ανυπολόγιστος
Hungarian:	kiszámíthatatlan
Icelandic:	óútreiknanlegur
Indonesian:	tak terhitung
Italian:	incalcolabile

Japanese:	数えきれない
Korean:	막대한, 무수한
Latvian:	nesaskaitāms; neaprēķināms
Lithuanian:	nesuskaičiuojamas
Norwegian:	uberegnelig, uoverskuelig
Polish:	nieobliczalny
Portuguese (Brazil):	incalculável
Portuguese (Portugal):	incalculável
Romanian:	incalculabil
Russian:	неисчислимый
Slovak:	nevypočítateľný
Slovenian:	neizračunljiv; neizrekljiv
Spanish:	incalculable
Swedish:	oräknelig, oberäknelig
Turkish:	sayısız

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Incalculable

In*cal"cu*la*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + calculable: cf. F. incalculable.] Not capable of being calculated; beyond calculation; very great. -- In*cal"cu*la*ble*ness, n. -- In*cal"cu*la*bly, adv.

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