incalculable

English

Etymology

in- + calculable

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪn.kæl.kjə.lə.bl/, [ɪnˈkʰæɫ.kjəˌlə.bl̩]
  • (file)

Adjective

incalculable (comparative more incalculable, superlative most incalculable)

  1. (not comparable) Too much, too vast, or too numerous to enable computation.
    The loss the National Library suffered from the fire is incalculable.
  2. (not comparable, mathematics) Impossible to calculate.
  3. (comparable) Of a person's mood or character, etc.: impossible to predict.
    He is incalculable when he's drunk. He can turn from an amiable person into a violent horror in a moment.

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Translations


Catalan

Etymology

in- + calculable

Pronunciation

Adjective

incalculable (masculine and feminine plural incalculables)

  1. incalculable
    Antonym: calculable

Further reading


French

Etymology

From in- + calculable.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.kal.ky.labl/
  • (file)

Adjective

incalculable (plural incalculables)

  1. incalculable, innumerable
    Antonym: calculable

Further reading


Spanish

Etymology

in- + calculable

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inkalkuˈlable/ [ĩŋ.kal.kuˈla.β̞le]
  • Rhymes: -able
  • Syllabification: in‧cal‧cu‧la‧ble

Adjective

incalculable (plural incalculables)

  1. incalculable
    Antonym: calculable

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Further reading

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