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Definition of Incalculability
1. n. The quality or state of being incalculable.
Definition of Incalculability
1. Noun. The quality or state of being incalculable. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Incalculability
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Incalculability
Literary usage of Incalculability
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Conservation of Energy by Balfour Stewart (1875)
"calculability—the other by their incalculability. The one set, when at work, are
not easily put wrong, while the other set are characterized by great ..."
2. Inventors at Work, with Chapters on Discovery: With Chapters on Discovery by George Iles (1906)
"We thus see how in our atmosphere the presence of a condensable liquid adds an
element of violence, and also of abruptness, amounting to incalculability, ..."
3. The Unseen Universe: Or, Physical Speculations on a Future State by Balfour Stewart, Peter Guthrie Tait (1894)
"Now, such machines are eminently characterised by their incalculability. '
It is thus apparent that, as regards energy, structures are of two kinds. ..."
4. Wish and Will: An Introduction to the Psychology of Desire and Volition by George Lyon Turner (1880)
"But further; their unexpectedness, their incalculability,—an element almost as
important as their remarkable character, in the production of wonder, ..."
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