unpredictability
un·pre·dict·a·ble
(ŭn′prĭ-dĭk′tə-bəl)adj.
Difficult to foretell or foresee: unpredictable test results; unpredictable behavior.
n.
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 |
| 2. | unpredictability - the trait of being unpredictably irresolute; "the volatility of the market drove many investors away" | |
| 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" |
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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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unpredictability - the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses
unpredictability - the trait of being unpredictably irresolute; "the volatility of the market drove many investors away"
unpredictability - lacking predictability