unsolvable

adjective

un·​solv·​able ˌən-ˈsäl-və-bəl How to pronounce unsolvable (audio)
-ˈsȯl-
: not able to be explained, answered for, or solved : not solvable
unsolvable disputes
an unsolvable mystery
unsolvably adverb
an unsolvably difficult problem

Examples of unsolvable in a Sentence

an apparently unsolvable problem
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Tech companies are working on quantum computing technology, which promises to solve complex problems that are currently unsolvable with traditional computers. Jack Kelly, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 Most fundamentally, quantum computing promises to provide answers to problems previously thought unsolvable—puzzles that would take eons for the world’s best classical computers to crack. Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025 Given a bunch of factors (long hours, low pay, huge aggravations, a host of problems that seem unsolvable), there is almost no interest in going after School Board positions. Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024 Introduction Staff Writer February 3, 2025 algorithms combinatorics computability elliptic curves foundations of mathematics integers logic mathematics number theory All topics The world of mathematics is full of unreachable corners, where unsolvable problems live. Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unsolvable

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unsolvable was circa 1775

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“Unsolvable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsolvable. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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