UNPREDICTABILITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of unpredictability in English

(Definition of unpredictability from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of unpredictability

unpredictability
One reason for that unpredictability lies in the fact that an individual's needs and wants themselves often cannot be articulated.
However, while it is certainly true that neo-patrimonialism, indicated by unpredictability and bloated cabinets, will disrupt any reform efforts, genuine change does take place.
Lastly, he makes the point that by taking away the inevitability of an end, looping creates a sort of managed unpredictability.
The unpredictability of the lives they had led could mean they were subject to irresolvable conflicts as to what indeed might constitute the 'right path'.
Uncertainty here is derived from the unpredictability of human nature.
The unpredictability of its appearance and the instability of flow have to be built in to the works.
However, that entrepreneur has to confront another source of ignorance, the unpredictability of the future at the point of decision.
As a matter of fact, unpredictability and randomness may be conveniently identified in various physico-mathematical contexts.
If nobody says, there is no unpredictability nor physical randomness.
Unpredictability is in the nature of the scientific enterprise.
First, it provides a framework in which one can show that unpredictability is stronger than undecidability.
The reason for this unpredictability is that most of the relevant data has been collected from cats, who are notoriously non-circadian in their sleep patterns.
These problems are characterized, above all, by their unpredictability.
Respond to unpredictability in resource and environmental systems by using a precautionary approach to management.
The complexity and unpredictability of the system ensures that each performance is unique in both movement and sound.
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Translations of unpredictability

in Chinese (Traditional)
不可預測性…
in Chinese (Simplified)
不可预测性…
in Spanish
imprevisibilidad…
in Portuguese
imprevisibilidade…
in more languages
in French
in Turkish
in Dutch
in Czech
in Danish
in Indonesian
in Thai
in Vietnamese
in Polish
in Swedish
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in Ukrainian
imprévisiblité, incertitude…
tahmin edilemezlik…
onvoorspelbaarheid…
nepředvídatelnost…
uberegnelighed…
tidak dapat diprediksi…
ความไม่สามารถคาดเดาได้…
sự không thể dự đoán…
nieprzewidywalność…
oförutsägbarhet…
sifat tidak boleh diramal…
die Unvorhersehbarkeit…
uforutsigbarhet…
непередбачуваність…
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/ˈsjuː.də.nɪm/
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/ˈsuː.də.nɪm/

a name someone uses instead of their real name, especially on a written work

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