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Meaning of "unobservable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNOBSERVABLE

unobservable  [ˌʌnəbˈzɜːvəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNOBSERVABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unobservable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNOBSERVABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Unobservable

An unobservable is an entity whose existence, nature, properties, qualities or relations are not directly observable by humans. In philosophy of science typical examples of "unobservables" are atomic particles, the force of gravity, causation and beliefs or desires. However, some philosophers also characterize all objects — trees, tables, other minds, microbiological things and so on to which humans ascribe as the thing causing their perception—as unobservable. "Unobservables" is a reference similar to Immanuel Kant's distinction between noumena and phenomena. According to Kant humans can never know noumena; all that humans know is the phenomena. Kant's distinction is similar to John Locke's distinction between primary and secondary qualities. Secondary qualities are what humans perceive such as redness, chirping, heat, mustiness or sweetness. Primary qualities would be the actual qualities of the things themselves which give rise to the secondary qualities which humans perceive. The ontological nature and epistemological issues concerning unobservables is a central topic in philosophy of science.

Definition of unobservable in the English dictionary

The definition of unobservable in the dictionary is incapable of observation, imperceptible.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNOBSERVABLE


believable
bɪˈliːvəbəl
conceivable
kənˈsiːvəbəl
conservable
kənˈsɜːvəbəl
immovable
ɪˈmuːvəbəl
inconceivable
ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbəl
inobservable
ˌɪnɒbˈzɜːvəbəl
irretrievable
ˌɪrɪˈtriːvəbəl
movable
ˈmuːvəbəl
moveable
ˈmuːvəbəl
observable
əbˈzɜːvəbəl
preservable
prɪˈzɜːvəbəl
receivable
rɪˈsiːvəbəl
removable
rɪˈmuːvəbəl
removeable
rɪˈmuːvəbəl
reservable
rɪˈzɜːvəbəl
servable
ˈsɜːvəbəl
serveable
ˈsɜːvəbəl
swervable
ˈswɜːvəbəl
unbelievable
ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbəl
unmovable
ʌnˈmuːvəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNOBSERVABLE

unobedient
unobeyed
unobjectionable
unobjectionably
unobliging
unobnoxious
unobscured
unobservance
unobservant
unobserved
unobservedly
unobserving
unobstructed
unobstructive
unobtainable
unobtained
unobtrusive
unobtrusively
unobtrusiveness
unobvious

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNOBSERVABLE

able
achievable
approvable
derivable
dissolvable
drivable
evolvable
forgivable
insolvable
livable
lovable
microwavable
provable
resolvable
solvable
survivable
unforgivable
unlivable
unlovable
unresolvable
unsolvable

Synonyms and antonyms of unobservable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unobservable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNOBSERVABLE

Find out the translation of unobservable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unobservable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unobservable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不可观察
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inobservable
570 millions of speakers

English

unobservable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सर्वनाश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير قابلة للرصد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ненаблюдаемой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

não observável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

unobservable
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inobservable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak dapat diobservasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nicht beobachtbare
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

観測できない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

관측
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unobservable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không quan sát được
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கண்டுபிடிக்கப்படாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अन्वूर्श्वर्बल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gözlemlenemeyen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

non osservabili
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieobserwowalny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ненаблюдаемой
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neobservabil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

unobservable
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onwaarneembare
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

observerbar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uobserverbare
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unobservable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNOBSERVABLE»

The term «unobservable» is regularly used and occupies the 80.632 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNOBSERVABLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unobservable

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNOBSERVABLE»

Discover the use of unobservable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unobservable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Reality of the Unobservable: Observability, ...
This is understandable if we think of the attitude of radical empiricism that inspired Ernst Mach and the philosophers of the Vienna Circle, who powerfully influenced our century's philosophy of science.
Evandro Agazzi, M. Pauri, 2000
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The Unobservable Universe: A Paradox-Free Framework for ...
Embark on an incredible 2,500-year "magical mystery tour" to the frontiers of the universe and all its mysteries with visionary scientist and engineer Tyson, who deconstructs long-held scientific philosophies to systematically unravel the ...
Scott M. Tyson, Catherine J. Rourke, Thomas M. Hill, 2011
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A Metaphysics for Scientific Realism: Knowing the Unobservable
Anjan Chakravartty traces the contemporary evolution of realism by examining the most promising strategies adopted by its proponents in response to the forceful challenges of antirealist sceptics, resulting in a positive proposal for ...
Anjan Chakravartty, 2007
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The optimal use of fines and imprisonment when wealth is ...
This article studies the optimal use of fines and imprisonment when an offender's level of wealth is private information that cannot be observed by the enforcement authority.
A. Mitchell Polinsky, National Bureau of Economic Research, 2004
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Linear Systems and Control: An Operator Perspective
Recall that the unobservable subspace X0 = kerW0 is an invariant subspace for A, that is, AXd C Xd. We say that A is an unobservable eigenvalue and v is an unobservable eigenvector for the pair {C, A} if v is a nonzero vector in X0 and Av  ...
Martin J. Corless, Art Frazho, 2003
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Linear Control Systems: With Solved Problems and Matlab Examples
'Uncontrollable and unobservable realizations4. Whenever we need to analyze a general system that may be uncontrollable or unobservable, it is useful to know that there are similarity transformations into the standard forms which separate ...
Branislav Kisačanin, Gyan C. Agarwal, 2001
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Excess Volatility and the Asset-Pricing Exchange Rate Model ...
... counterparts and must usually abstract from political, psychological, and other unobservable factors explaining investors' demand for currencies. Ultimately, the more inadequate is the model's empirical implementation (e.g., the narrower the  ...
Lorenzo Giorgianni, Leonardo Bartolini, 1999
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Representing Electrons: A Biographical Approach to ...
Several Approaches to the Discovery of Unobservable Entities: A Taxonomy and Critique In order to identify an event or a process as the discovery of an unobservable entity, it is necessary to specify some criteria for what constitutes a  ...
Theodore Arabatzis, 2006
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To Queue or Not to Queue: Equilibrium Behavior in Queueing ...
However, this assumption is redundant if we assume that the queue remains unobservable also after joining. This is because the expected residual waiting time is non-increasing with the time already spent in the queue (see §5.2). In an M/M/l ...
Refael Hassin, Moshe Haviv, 2003
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From Observables to Unobservables in Science and Philosophy
ordinary conversation) concern themselves with many things that are unobservable. When we consider the kinds of natural phenomena the natural sciences investigate, we discover that ordinarily the causes which account for the observable ...
Richard J. Connell, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNOBSERVABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unobservable is used in the context of the following news items.
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Israel's new kamikaze drone
Israel's new kamikaze drone. VIDEO: Unobservable, invulnerable' K1 suicide UAV shows potential for surgical strikes on terrorists and light vehicles. Yoav Zitun ... «Ynetnews, Jun 15»
2
Re-thinking the foundations of social sciences
Central concepts of religion, like God, life after death, angels, etc. are all unobservable. However, un-observables like gravity, neutrons, electromagnetic forces ... «The Express Tribune, May 15»
3
A leap in the dark
Such calculations are all very well, but the unobservable variable is confidence. How will the prospect of higher rates affect the animal spirits of investors and ... «The Economist, Mar 15»
4
CIT Group: The Great 'Known Unknown' In 2 Charts
Level 3 Liabilities are those that have “unobservable” prices and are ... especially when "significant" inputs to the model are unobservable, which is the defining ... «Benzinga, Jan 15»
5
Watchdog plays down migrants impact
Mr Chote also stressed that the OBR was dealing with a "fundamentally unobservable variable" when it tried to estimate the size of the structural deficit - the ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»
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3-D printing allows glimpse into past
This 3D printer is used to create physical replicas of fossils, rocks, or even planets. Often the scale of the object will be modified to make otherwise unobservable ... «Iowa State Daily, Sep 14»
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Universe Update, May 2014
This requires detailed observations of star motion, galaxies of all shapes and sizes, and ideas about how even the unobservable elements of our universe ... «California Academy of Sciences, May 14»
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Have cosmologists lost their minds in the multiverse?
Unobservable entities aren't necessarily out-of-bounds for science. For example, protons and neutrons are made of subatomic particles called quarks. «Phys.Org, May 14»
9
Don't Worry, Be Happy
Yet, as astrophysicist Mario Livio worries: “Parallel universes may be directly unobservable. And this is what keeps many physicists up at night.” With all respect ... «American Spectator, Apr 14»
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GRFA says IPCC report negates ILUC modeling
The report stated that “These estimates of global LUC (Land Use Change) are highly uncertain, unobservable, unverifiable, and dependent on assumed policy, ... «Biobased Digest, Apr 14»

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