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English
Etymology
From in- + calculable.
Pronunciation
Adjective
incalculable (comparative more incalculable, superlative most incalculable)
- (not comparable, mathematics) Impossible to calculate.
- Synonyms: incomputable; see also Thesaurus:incalculable
- Coordinate term: inestimable
- (not comparable) Too much, too vast, or too numerous to enable computation.
- Synonyms: innumerable, unimaginable, huge
- The loss the National Library suffered from the fire is incalculable.
- (comparable) Of a person's mood or character, etc.: impossible to predict.
- Synonyms: capricious, fickle
- He is incalculable when he's drunk. He can turn from an amiable person into a violent horror in a moment.
Translations
of a person's mood or character: impossible to predict
Catalan
Etymology
From in- + calculable.
Pronunciation
Adjective
incalculable m or f (masculine and feminine plural incalculables)
- incalculable
- Antonym: calculable
Further reading
French
Etymology
From in- + calculable.
Pronunciation
Adjective
incalculable (plural incalculables)
- incalculable, innumerable
- Antonym: calculable
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From in- + calculable.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inkalkuˈlable/
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: in‧cal‧cu‧la‧ble
Adjective
incalculable m or f (masculine and feminine plural incalculables)
- incalculable
- Antonym: calculable
Derived terms
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