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Unpredictability

Definition: Unpredictability

Unpredictability

Noun

1. 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: Unpredictability

Synonyms: capriciousness (n), volatility (n). (additional references)
Antonym: predictability (n). (additional references)

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Commercial Usage: Unpredictability

DomainTitle

Books

  • Protean Behaviour: The Biology of Unpredictability (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Unpredictability

SubjectTopicQuote

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.

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Usage Frequency: Unpredictability

"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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%12828,261

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Unpredictability

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

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Unpredictability

Misspellings

"Unpredictability" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: impredictability. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Unpredictability"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "unpredictability" (pronounced u'nprudi'ktubi"lutē)
14-p r u d i' k t u b i" l u t ēpredictability.
9-k t u b i" l u t ēdeductibility, electability, indestructibility, respectability.
8-t u b i" l u t ēacceptability, adaptability, compatibility, convertibility, incompatibility, inevitability, instability, irritability, marketability, palatability, portability, profitability, stability, suitability, susceptibility.
7-u b i" l u t ēability, 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 ēimmobility, mobility, nobility.
5-i" l u t ēagility, 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 ēabnormality, 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 ēabsurdity, 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.

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Anagrams: Unpredictability

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.

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Alternative Orthography: Unpredictability


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

55 6E 70 72 65 64 69 63 74 61 62 69 6C 69 74 79

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

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)

&#85 &#110 &#112 &#114 &#101 &#100 &#105 &#99 &#116 &#97 &#98 &#105 &#108 &#105 &#116 &#121

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0055 006E 0070 0072 0065 0064 0069 0063 0074 0061 0062 0069 006C 0069 0074 0079

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

55808284717075698667687578758691

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INDEX

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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