incomputable

[ in-kuhm-pyoo-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. incapable of being computed; incalculable.

incomputable

/ ˌɪnkəmˈpjuːtəbəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being computed; incalculable

Derived Forms

• ˌincomˈputably, adverb
• ˌincomˌputaˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• incom·puta·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of incomputable¹

First recorded in 1600–10; in- ³ + computable ( def )

Example Sentences

But experts say Go presents an entirely different challenge because of the game's incomputable number of move options which means that the computer must be capable of human-like "intuition" to prevail.

From BBC

How much more truly, gloriously fantastically incomputable – 42 years and many children's books later – that calculation is today.

From The Guardian

Even when Turing was kept busy by wartime code-breaking and the practical implementation of his universal computer, he never forgot that he had, in 1936, discovered something even bigger: the 'incomputable' world.

From Nature

We have endeavored to explain why our weather is so uncertain and incomputable.

From Project Gutenberg

Across that Ocean, at a distance incomputable by the human intellect, is the male half of our system.

From Project Gutenberg