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un·pre·dict·a·ble

(ŭn′prĭ-dĭk′tə-bəl)

adj.

Difficult to foretell or foresee: unpredictable test results; unpredictable behavior.

Something difficult or impossible to foretell or foresee.

un′pre·dict′a·bil′i·ty n.

un′pre·dict′a·bly adv.

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Noun	1.	unpredictability - the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses capriciousness changefulness, inconstancy - the quality of being changeable and variable
	2.	unpredictability - the trait of being unpredictably irresolute; "the volatility of the market drove many investors away" volatility irresoluteness, irresolution - the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose
	3.	unpredictability - lacking predictability uncertainness, uncertainty, precariousness - being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance; "the uncertainty of the outcome"; "the precariousness of his income" predictability - the quality of being predictable

Translations

imprévisibilité

unpredictability

[ˈʌnprɪˌdɪktəˈbɪlɪtɪ] N [of situation] → lo imprevisible, imprevisibilidad f; [of person] → carácter m caprichoso, volubilidad f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unpredictability

[ˌʌnprɪdɪktəˈbɪlɪti] n

[weather] → caractère m imprévisible

[person] → caractère m imprévisible

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