incalculable
English
Etymology
From in- + calculable.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪn.kæl.kjə.lə.bl/, [ɪnˈkʰæɫ.kjəˌlə.bl̩]
Audio (US): (file)
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.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
impossible to calculate
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very great or numerous
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of a person's mood or character: impossible to predict
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Catalan
Etymology
From in- + calculable.
Pronunciation
Adjective
incalculable m or f (masculine and feminine plural incalculables)
- incalculable
- Antonym: calculable
Further reading
- “incalculable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “incalculable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “incalculable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “incalculable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From in- + calculable.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.kal.ky.labl/
Audio: (file)
Adjective
incalculable (plural incalculables)
- incalculable, innumerable
- Antonym: calculable
Further reading
- “incalculable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Etymology
From in- + calculable.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inkalkuˈlable/ [ĩŋ.kal.kuˈla.β̞le]
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: in‧cal‧cu‧la‧ble
Adjective
incalculable m or f (masculine and feminine plural incalculables)
- incalculable
- Antonym: calculable
Derived terms
Further reading
- “incalculable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024