unpredictable
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un·pre·dict·a·ble
(ŭn′prĭ-dĭk′tə-bəl)adj.
Difficult to foretell or foresee: unpredictable test results; unpredictable behavior.
n.
Something difficult or impossible to foretell or foresee.
un′pre·dict′a·bil′i·ty n.
un′pre·dict′a·bly adv.
unpredictable
(ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbəl)adj
not capable of being predicted; changeable
ˌunpreˌdictaˈbility, ˌunpreˈdictableness n
ˌunpreˈdictably adv
un•pre•dict•a•ble
(ˌʌn prɪˈdɪk tə bəl)adj.
1. not predictable; variable, uncertain, or erratic.
n. 2. something that is unpredictable.
[1855–60]
un`pre•dict`a•bil′i•ty, n.
un`pre•dict′a•bly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | unpredictable - not capable of being foretold uncertain - not certain to occur; not inevitable; "everything is uncertain about the army"; "the issue is uncertain" predictable - capable of being foretold |
2. | ![]() indeterminable, undeterminable - not capable of being definitely decided or ascertained | |
3. | unpredictable - not occurring at expected times sporadic - recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids" |
unpredictable
adjective extraordinary, erratic, changeable, variable, chance, random, doubtful, unstable, unreliable, fickle, hit-and-miss (informal), iffy (informal), hit-or-miss (informal), unforeseeable, inconstant, fluky (informal) Britain's notoriously unpredictable weather
reliable, predictable, unchanging, certain, stable, constant, steady, foreseeable, dependable
reliable, predictable, unchanging, certain, stable, constant, steady, foreseeable, dependable
unpredictable
adjectiveFollowing no predictable pattern:
Translations
nepředvídatelný
uforudsigelig
arvaamatonennalta arvaamatonennustamaton
בלתי צפוי
nepredvidljiv
予測できない
예측할 수 없는
oförutsägbar
ไม่สามารถคาดการณ์ได้
không thể đoán trước
unpredictable
[ˈʌnprɪˈdɪktəbl] ADJ [event] → imprevisible; [situation] → impredecible, incierto; [weather] → variable; [person] → caprichoso, de reacción imprevisibleunpredictable
adj → unvorhersehbar; result → nicht vorherzusagen pred, → nicht vorherzusagend attr; behaviour, person, weather, nature → unberechenbar