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unpredictable

adj

Etymology

From un- + predictable.

  1. borrowed from praedicō
  2. formed as predictable — “predict + -able”
  3. formed as unpredictable — “un- + predictable”

Definitions

  1. Unable to be predicted.

    • It has, therefore, always been a major problem for South African railways to cater adequately for this unpredictable city; three stations have had to be built on the present site during the last fifty years.
    • Sharks are not unpredictable; for the most part, they do exactly what an apex predator is expected to do.

  2. An unpredictable thing.

    • Other unpredictables, like the recent unexpected blizzards and those of 2 years ago, or a hurricane can cost us many thousands of dollars, and have a severe impact on equipment and facilities.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at unpredictable. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at unpredictable. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at unpredictable

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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