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Definition: Unpredictability |
UnpredictabilityNoun1. The quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses. 2. The trait of being unpredictably irresolute; "the volatility of the market drove many investors away". 3. Lacking predictability. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: UnpredictabilitySynonyms: capriciousness (n), volatility (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: predictability (n). (additional references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Prudence and current medical practice dictate that the patient or individual responsible for legal consent should be informed of all reasonable medical and surgical alternative therapies, the possibility of limited or absent benefits, the lack of permanent response and the unpredictability of response to an individual dose, and the need for repeated administration. (references) | |
Economic History | Romania | In spite of progress, the unpredictability of the legal framework continues to undermine investor confidence. (references) |
Honduras | Law in Honduras has long been based on code rather than precedence, as in the U.S. The degree of unpredictability of outcomes of legal proceedings has been a source of some frustration for international traders and investors. (references) | |
Tanzania | Furthermore, high inflation rates, large fiscal and trade deficits, and the unpredictability and insecurity of the policy environment discouraged many private investors from assuming the financial risks inherent in long term investments. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Unpredictability" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Unpredictability" is used about 128 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 128 | 28,261 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "unpredictability"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Chinese | 不可预料. (various references) | ||||
German | Unberechenbarkeit (incalculability, incomputability). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | edictabilityunpray | ||||
Misspellings | |
"Unpredictability" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: impredictability. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "unpredictability" (pronounced u'nprudi'ktubi"lutē) |
| 14 | -p r u d i' k t u b i" l u t ē | predictability. |
| 9 | -k t u b i" l u t ē | deductibility, electability, indestructibility, respectability. |
| 8 | -t u b i" l u t ē | acceptability, adaptability, compatibility, convertibility, incompatibility, inevitability, instability, irritability, marketability, palatability, portability, profitability, stability, suitability, susceptibility. |
| 7 | -u b i" l u t ē | ability, accessibility, admissibility, advisability, affordability, amiability, applicability, availability, believability, capability, comparability, comprehensibility, credibility, culpability, debility, deniability, dependability, desirability, disability, durability, eligibility, enforceability, fallibility, feasibility, flammability, flexibility, gullibility, impossibility, inability, inaccessibility, infallibility, inflexibility, invincibility, invisibility, invulnerability, irresponsibility, legibility, liability, malleability, maneuverability, miscibility, permeability, plausibility, possibility, probability, readability, reliability, responsibility, sensibility, survivability, sustainability, transferability, unavailability, unreliability, variability, viability, visibility, vulnerability. |
| 6 | -b i" l u t ē | immobility, mobility, nobility. |
| 5 | -i" l u t ē | agility, civility, docility, ductility, facility, fertility, fragility, futility, gentility, hostility, humility, incivility, infertility, motility, nonutility, senility, sterility, tranquility, utility, versatility, virility, volatility. |
| 4 | -l u t ē | abnormality, accountability, actuality, banality, bestiality, bisexuality, brutality, causality, centrality, collegiality, commonality, conditionality, confidentiality, congeniality, constitutionality, credulity, criminality, criticality, cyclicality, dimensionality, duality, equality, eventuality, extraterritoriality, fatality, fidelity, finality, formality, frivolity, frugality, functionality, generality, geniality, heterosexuality, homosexuality, hospitality, illegality, immorality, immortality, impartiality, impersonality, incredulity, individuality, inequality, infidelity, informality, instrumentality, irrationality, legality, lethality, liberality, locality, materiality, mentality, modality, morality, mortality, municipality, musicality, mutuality, nationality, neutrality, normality, originality, partiality, personality, plurality, polity, practicality, principality, proportionality, punctuality, quality, rationality, reality, seasonality, sensuality, sentimentality, sexuality, speciality, spirituality, technicality, theatricality, tonality, totality, triviality, universality, unreality, venality, vitality. |
| 3 | -u t ē | absurdity, acidity, activity, acuity, adversity, affinity, aggressivity, alacrity, alkalinity, ambiguity, amenity, amity, analyticity, animosity, annuity, anonymity, antiquity, anxiety, atrocity, audacity, austerity, authenticity, authority, barbarity, biodiversity, brevity, calamity, capacity, captivity, cavity, celebrity, charity, chastity, clarity, commodity, community, complexity, complicity, conductivity, conformity, congruity, connectivity, continuity, creativity, crotchety, curiosity, deformity, deity, density, depravity, deputy, dexterity, dignity, discontinuity, disparity, dissimilarity, disunity, diversity, divinity, domesticity, duplicity, eccentricity, elasticity, electricity, enmity, enormity, entity, equanimity, equity, eternity, ethnicity, exclusivity, expressivity, extremity, falsity, familiarity, Felicity, femininity, ferocity, festivity, fluidity, fraternity, generosity, gratuity, gravity, heredity, heterogeneity, hilarity, homogeneity, humanity, humidity, hyperactivity, hypersensitivity, identity, illiquidity, immaturity, immunity, impropriety, impunity, impurity, inactivity, incapacity, incongruity, indemnity, indignity, inequity, inferiority, infinity, infirmity, ingenuity, inhumanity, insanity, insecurity, insensitivity, insularity, integrity, intensity, irregularity, laity, laxity, levity, liquidity, lividity, longevity, majority, masculinity, maternity, maturity, mediocrity, mendacity, minority, modernity, monstrosity, morbidity, multiplicity, nativity, necessity, negativity, Nonconformity, nonentity, notoriety, nudity, obesity, objectivity, obscenity, obscurity, oddity, opacity, opportunity, overcapacity, oversensitivity, parity, particularity, passivity, paternity, paucity, peculiarity, perpetuity, perplexity, perversity, piety, polarity, pomposity, popularity, posterity, priority, probity, proclivity, productivity, profanity, progressivity, promiscuity, propensity, propriety, prosperity, proximity, publicity, purity, quantity, radioactivity, rapidity, rarity, reactivity, receptivity, reciprocity, reflexivity, regularity, relativity, religiosity, retroactivity, rickety, rigidity, salinity, sanctity, sanity, scarcity, security, selectivity, seniority, sensitivity, serendipity, serenity, severity, similarity, simplicity, sincerity, sobriety, society, solemnity, solidarity, solidity, sorority, specificity, spontaneity, stupidity, subjectivity, superconductivity, superfluidity, superiority, supermajority, surety, temerity, tenacity, timidity, toxicity, Trinity, turbidity, ubiquity, unanimity, unfamiliarity, uniformity, unity, university, unpopularity, uppity, validity, vanity, variety, varsity, velocity, velvety, veracity, Verity, vicinity, virginity, virtuosity, viscosity, voracity, vulgarity. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-c-d-e-i-i-i-l-n-p-r-t-t-u-y" | |
-2 letters: predictability. | |
-3 letters: creditability, ineducability, unpredictably. | |
-4 letters: printability, reducibility, reputability. | |
-5 letters: anticruelty, antipyretic, bipartitely, credibility, deniability, educability, incredulity, intrepidity, intricately, partibility, peculiarity, pecuniarily, pertinacity, predictably, rentability, triplicated. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)55 6E 70 72 65 64 69 63 74 61 62 69 6C 69 74 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..- -. .--. .-. . -.. .. -.-. - .- -... .. .-.. .. - -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010101 01101110 01110000 01110010 01100101 01100100 01101001 01100011 01110100 01100001 01100010 01101001 01101100 01101001 01110100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)U n p r e d i c t a b i l i t y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0055 006E 0070 0072 0065 0064 0069 0063 0074 0061 0062 0069 006C 0069 0074 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)55808284717075698667687578758691 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Quotations: Non-fiction | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Translations: Modern 7. Derivations 8. Rhymes | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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