incalculable

incalculable
/in kal"kyeuh leuh beuhl/, adj.
1. very numerous or great.
2. unable to be calculated; beyond calculation.
3. incapable of being forecast or predicted; undeterminable.
4. uncertain; unsure.
[1785-95; IN-3 + CALCULABLE]
Syn. 3. unpredictable, unforeseeable.

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