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incalculable - 4 dictionary results

in⋅cal⋅cu⋅la⋅ble

[in-kal-kyuh-luh-buhl]
–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


in⋅cal⋅cu⋅la⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅cal⋅cu⋅la⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅cal⋅cu⋅la⋅bly, adverb


3. unpredictable, unforeseeable.
in·cal·cu·la·ble   (ĭn-kāl'kyə-lə-bəl)   
adj.  
    1. Impossible to calculate: a mass of incalculable figures.
    2. Too great to be calculated or reckoned: incalculable wealth.
  1. 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.

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.
Language Translation for : incalculable
Spanish: incalculable,
German: unberechenbar,
Japanese: 数えきれない

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