incomputable
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Etymology
Origin of incomputable
First recorded in 1600–10; in- 3 + computable ( def. )
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How much more truly, gloriously fantastically incomputable – 42 years and many children's books later – that calculation is today.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 30, 2014
And our damage therefrom, our DAMAGE,—yes, if thou be still human and not cormorant,—perhaps it will transcend all Californias, English National Debts, and show itself incomputable in continents of Bullion!—
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 01 by Thomas Carlyle
On such a journey as we have supposed, the traveller unacquainted with the Chinese, finds himself perpetually inquiring of himself: What are these incomputable millions of human beings thinking about?
From Village Life in China A Study in Sociology by Arthur H. Smith
For the first time in his life, he was resentful of the Duke's great elegance and average stature, his high lineage and incomputable wealth.
From Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story by Sir Max Beerbohm
We have endeavored to explain why our weather is so uncertain and incomputable.
From Popular Books on Natural Science For Practical Use in Every Household, for Readers of All Classes by Aaron David Bernstein
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