incomputable

American  

[in-kuhm-pyoo-tuh-buhl] / ˌɪn kəmˈpyu tə bəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being computed; incalculable.

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incomputable British  

/ ˌɪnkəmˈpjuːtəbəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being computed; incalculable

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Other Word Forms

• incomputability noun
• incomputably adverb

Etymology

Origin of incomputable

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Guardian • Aug. 30, 2014

In this dismal struggle for a basket full of leaves and weeds, the children of China expend annually incomputable millenniums of work.

From Village Life in China A Study in Sociology by Smith, Arthur H.

And our damage therefrom, our DAMAGE,—yes, if thou be still human and not cormorant,—perhaps it will transcend all Californias, English National Debts, and show itself incomputable in continents of Bullion!—

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 01 by Carlyle, Thomas

Let us now examine the causes which disturb the regular currents of air, and which render the otherwise computable winds incomputable, thus producing the great irregularities of the weather.

From Popular Books on Natural Science For Practical Use in Every Household, for Readers of All Classes by Bernstein, Aaron David

For the first time in his life, he was resentful of the Duke's great elegance and average stature, his high lineage and incomputable wealth.

From Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story by Beerbohm, Max, Sir