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Bob Dylan was the source of pop music's unpredictability in the Sixties. Never as big a record-seller as commonly imagined, his importance was first aesthetic and social, and then as an influence.
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Meaning of "unpredictability" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNPREDICTABILITY

unpredictability  [ˌʌnprɪdɪktəˈbɪlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNPREDICTABILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unpredictability is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNPREDICTABILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Predictability

Predictability is the degree to which a correct prediction or forecast of a system's state can be made either qualitatively or quantitatively.

Definition of unpredictability in the English dictionary

The definition of unpredictability in the dictionary is the quality of being changeable or difficult to predict. Other definition of unpredictability is the quality of behaving in a way that means you cannot tell what they are going to do.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNPREDICTABILITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
accessibility
əkˌsɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
accountability
əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
capability
ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪ
compatibility
kəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
disability
ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
durability
ˌdjʊərəˈbɪlɪtɪ
eligibility
ˌɛlɪdʒɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
flexibility
ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
inability
ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ
liability
ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
mobility
məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
nobility
nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
possibility
ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
probability
ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ
reliability
rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
responsibility
rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
stability
stəˈbɪlɪtɪ
visibility
ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNPREDICTABILITY

unpreach
unprecedented
unprecedentedly
unpredict
unpredictable
unpredictableness
unpredictably
unpreferred
unpregnant
unprejudiced
unprejudicedly
unprelatical
unpremeditated
unpremeditatedly
unpremeditation
unpreoccupied
unprepare
unprepared
unpreparedly
unpreparedness

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNPREDICTABILITY

agility
credibility
facility
feasibility
fertility
functionality
hostility
humility
inevitability
instability
merchantability
profitability
suitability
susceptibility
sustainability
tranquility
usability
utility
variability
versatility
vulnerability

Synonyms and antonyms of unpredictability in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unpredictability» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNPREDICTABILITY

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

Translator English - Chinese

不可预测性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

imprevisibilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

unpredictability
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनिश्चितता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عدم القدرة على التنبؤ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

непредсказуемость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

imprevisibilidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অননুমানযোগ্যতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

imprévisibilité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketidakpastian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unberechenbarkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

予測不可能性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

예측 불가능
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unpredictability
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không thể tiên đoán
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கணிக்க முடியாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनिश्चितता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

öngörülmezliği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

imprevedibilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieprzewidywalność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

непередбачуваність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

imprevizibilitatea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απρόβλεπτο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onvoorspelbaarheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oförutsägbarhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uforutsigbarhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unpredictability

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNPREDICTABILITY»

The term «unpredictability» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.604 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNPREDICTABILITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unpredictability» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unpredictability» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «UNPREDICTABILITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unpredictability.
1
Eric Alterman
Mistakes, after all, are endemic to foreign and military policy given the unpredictability of events and the difficulty of securing reliable information in a place like Iraq.
2
Ronnie James Dio
The best subjects are always people, who never fail to amaze me by their unpredictability.
3
Robert M. Gates
If Iraq and Afghanistan have taught us anything in recent history, it is the unpredictability of war and that these things are easier to get into than to get out of, and, frankly, the facile way in which too many people talk about, 'Well, let's just go attack them.'
4
Lauren Groff
The darkest period of my life, so far, arrived the summer I was pregnant with my eldest son. The future was growing in me with all of its terrifying unpredictability, and I found myself anxious, unable to work and woefully at sea.
5
Michael Keaton
Unpredictability means what it means. I don't know how you define it. It is what it is.
6
Jon Landau
Bob Dylan was the source of pop music's unpredictability in the Sixties. Never as big a record-seller as commonly imagined, his importance was first aesthetic and social, and then as an influence.
7
Andrea Martin
I don't like sitting around sets - I don't like the unpredictability of it.
8
Leonard Mlodinow
I think the fun of following the movie box office and stocks is very similar to the fun of sports - all three combine passion and unpredictability.
9
Joshua Sasse
I think there are always people that you meet in your life that scare you a little, but not because of the terror in their eyes so much as their unpredictability.
10
Jane Smiley
I discovered that the horse is life itself, a metaphor but also an example of life's mystery and unpredictability, of life's generosity and beauty, a worthy object of repeated and ever changing contemplation.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNPREDICTABILITY»

Discover the use of unpredictability in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unpredictability and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Unpredictability of the Past: Memories of the ...
DIVCollection explores the formation and uses of memory about the Asia-Pacific front of World War II, considering how it continues to shape political and diplomatic discourse./div "Bringing together essays by some of the best authors ...
Marc Gallicchio, 2007
2
Unpredictability and Presence: Norwegian Kingship in the ...
This book applies a legal anthropological framework to high medieval Norwegian history.
Hans Jacob Orning, 2008
3
Protean behaviour: the biology of unpredictability
This fascinating book will bring new insights into many aspects of behavioral science, natural history, biology, and psychology.
Peter M. Driver, David Andrew Humphries, 1988
4
Chaotic Markets: Thriving in a World of Unpredictability
The author explains how to recognise the forces of unpredictability in the market place, overcome them, and stay ahead of the competition.
A. Coskun Samli, 2007
5
Betrayals: The Unpredictability of Human Relations
While most attempts to study betrayal only consider its moral or psychological dimensions, Gabriella Turnaturi here examines betrayal as an act embedded in social relationships whose meanings change over time.
Gabriella Turnaturi, 2007
6
The Unpredictability of Life: How to Respond to Adversities
It destroys your present and hinders your future. The goal of this book is to help you realize this before precious time is wasted and invite you to learn how to let go of the past in order to invite a more prosperous future.
Killian Muli, 2008
7
The Unshackled Organization: Facing the Challenge of ...
Examines how change happens in organizations, using scientific and social theories about change including non-linear, far- from-equilibrium, chaos theory, and system dynamics. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Jeffrey Goldstein, 1994
8
Managing the Continuum: Certainty, Uncertainty, ...
The brief will describe how to develop a risk analysis applied to a project , through a sequence of steps: risk management planning, risk identification, risk classification, risk assessment, risk quantification, risk response planning, ...
Franco Caron, 2013
9
Freedom of Expression in a Diverse World
4. Unpredictability. and. Trust. The results of each of the three practices are unpredictable and cannot be controlled by any single group or person. One never knows in advance what goods or services will be provided by a free market , or what ...
Deirdre Golash, 2010
10
The Oxford Handbook of Analytical Sociology
A larger value of ui implies more difference between two randomly chosen realizations, and thus greater unpredictability. Once we have measured the unpredictability of a song, we calculate the unpredictability of an entire experimental ...
Peter Hedström, Peter Bearman, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNPREDICTABILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unpredictability is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mariners' Felix Hernandez' unpredictability is what makes him so …
Heading into the All-Star Game, three hitters who have had the most success against Felix Hernandez say they can never predict how he's going to pitch them. «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
2
When 'flexible' schedule means unpredictability
It's been almost 80 years since the federal Fair Labor Standards Act established the 40-hour work week, protecting laborers from demands for toil without end. «Boston Globe, May 15»
3
Gretchen's Take: North Korea's unpredictability is a lesson
It tells us a lot about what can happen by putting any trust in regimes that are so unpredictable. And reminds us how lucky we are to live in a nation that is free ... «Fox News, May 15»
4
Premier League TV viewers crave familiarity – not unpredictability
And they also examined bookies' odds for every game, to judge the unpredictability of each fixture. Then, for each of these 631 matches, they lobbed many other ... «The Guardian, May 15»
5
'Legally Blonde' canine actors add unpredictability
... W.C. Fields famously said, “Never work with animals or children,” and having dogs on stage and behind the scenes certainly adds a level of unpredictability. «News & Observer, Apr 15»
6
Football's beauty is its unpredictability, says Arsene Wenger
“It's so unpredictable that Bradford can go to Chelsea and win, Diego Maradona can be the best player in the world and is very small and Per Mertesacker can ... «Irish Examiner, Apr 15»
7
Cricket World Cup: Pakistan revival shows their unpredictability can …
Adelaide It wasn't quite the panic stations of 1992, when they won only one of their first five matches, but Pakistan's revival at this World Cup has reiterated the ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
8
UFC 185 Aftermath: On Rafael dos Anjos and MMA's unpredictability
Last night was the latter: More than two decades after this sport started, it can still be every bit as unpredictable as it was when this experiment on finding out ... «MMA Fighting, Mar 15»
9
Mogwai review: Glasgow five-piece move from jarring …
The band shed the comfortably mellow vibe of last year's album Rave Tapes in favour of jarring unpredictability, with lengthy bouts of noise consuming Hamer ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
10
Elijah Marsh's death a tragic reminder of the unpredictability of …
“There's a certain amount of unpredictability as to when they can do things, but they will get there eventually.… And that's the difficult part — to orient yourself ... «CBC.ca, Feb 15»

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