unquantifiable

British

/ ʌnˈkwɒntɪˌfaɪəbəl /

adjective

not capable of being quantified

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An easier explanation is that Mr. Serrano favors poet’s truths, choosing art over science most of the time—the “unquantifiable” and the “uncomputable.”

From The Wall Street Journal

There is an acceptance internally at United of an unquantifiable lag time between inception of new processes and their outcome.

From BBC

Though religion generates quantifiable social activities, it begins and ends in unquantifiable personal experiences.

From The Wall Street Journal

And yes, there were other, unquantifiable gains to be made for national security, because where misery and instability decline, peace can grow.

From Salon

"When the quality ... dramatically declines, and they feel they can't even go there - what that does to a sense of community is unquantifiable."

From BBC

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