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unanalyzability

|un-an-a-lyz-a-bi-li-ty|

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/ʌnəˌnælɪzəˈbɪlɪti/

not able to be analyzed

Etymology
Etymology Information

'unanalyzability' originates from English, formed by the negative prefix 'un-' + 'analyzability' (from 'analyze' + suffix '-ability'), where 'un-' meant 'not' and '-ability' indicated 'capacity or quality'.

Historical Evolution

'analyze' entered English via Latin/French from Greek 'analyein' ('ana-' + 'lyein' meaning 'to loosen'), became English 'analyze' in the 17th century; from this came 'analyzable' and then the noun 'analyzability', to which the productive prefix 'un-' was added to form 'unanalyzability'.

Meaning Changes

Initially related forms meant 'to loosen apart' or 'to break down' (Greek 'analyein'), which shifted in English to 'examine by breaking down', and the modern derived noun now means 'the state of not being able to be examined or broken down into analyzable parts.'

Meanings by Part of Speech

Noun 1

the quality or state of being impossible or very difficult to analyze; not susceptible to analysis.

The unanalyzability of the data hindered any clear conclusions.

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Last updated: 2025/08/18 12:18