intractable

English

Etymology

From in- + tractable.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɹæk.tə.bəl/

Adjective

intractable (comparative more intractable, superlative most intractable)

  1. Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
    • 1972, Edsger W. Dijkstra, The Humble Programmer (EWD340):
      And I cannot but expect that this will repeatedly lead to the discovery that an initially intractable problem can be factored after all.
  2. (mathematics) (of a mathematical problem) Not able to be solved in polynomial time; too difficult to attempt to solve.
  3. Difficult to deal with, solve, or manage. (of a problem)
  4. Stubborn; obstinate. (of a person)
  5. (medicine) Difficult to treat (of a medical condition).

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Etymology

From in- + tractable.

Pronunciation

Adjective

intractable m or f (masculine and feminine plural intractables)

  1. intractable
    Antonym: tractable

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