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uncomputable

com·pute
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh m-pyoot]
    • /kəmˈpyut/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh m-pyoot]
    • /kəmˈpyut/

Definitions of uncomputable word

  • verb with object uncomputable to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution. 1
  • verb with object uncomputable to determine by using a computer or calculator. 1
  • verb without object uncomputable to reckon; calculate. 1
  • verb without object uncomputable to use a computer or calculator. 1
  • verb without object uncomputable Informal. to make sense; add up: His reasons for doing that just don't compute. 1
  • noun uncomputable computation: outer space that is vast beyond compute. 1
See all 7 definitions of uncomputable

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Origin of uncomputable

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425 for earlier sense; 1580-90 for def 6; (v.) < Latin computāre, equivalent to com- com- + putāre to think; (noun) late Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin computus calculation, number, noun derivative of computāre; cf. putative, count1

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Parts of speech for Uncomputable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Uncomputable

uncomputable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Antonyms for uncomputable

adj uncomputable

  • ascertainable — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
  • calculable — Calculable amounts or consequences can be calculated.
  • countable — capable of being counted
  • discoverable — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
  • foreseeable — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
All 5 Antonyms of uncomputable

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