intractability

Noun

Meaning

The quality of being intractable; intractableness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

intractableness rebellion determination disobedience persistence defiance rigidity insubordination perseverance perversity obstinacy intransigence rebelliousness wildness indiscipline
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Antonyms

tractability acceptance flexibility compliance submission obedience
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Hypernyms

trait

Hyponyms

disobedience defiance obstinacy rebelliousness wildness refractoriness

Examples

Despite Boas's caveat about the intractability of white prejudice, he also considered it the scientist's responsibility to argue against white myths of racial purity and racial superiority, and to use the evidence of his research to fight racism. Source: Internet

Amidst a climate of challenges facing Toronto—an increasingly dire housing crisis, the continued severity of the opioid epidemic, and political intractability surrounding budgets and transit among them—tensions are mounting. Source: Internet

The question concerning which problems can and can't be solved efficiently, also known as "intractability," are a great scientific challenge for computer scientists. Source: Internet

Even with a much faster computer, the program would only be useful for very small instances and in that sense the intractability of a problem is somewhat independent of technological progress. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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