inexplicability

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the quality or state of being impossible or very difficult to explain

   The inexplicability of the signal led the researchers to repeat the experiment.

2. 2
   noun

   a feature, event, or question that cannot be explained

   The theory removes one inexplicability but introduces two others.

Formed from inexplicable + -ity. Inexplicable comes through French from Latin inexplicabilis, built from in- ("not") + explicabilis ("able to be unfolded or explained"), from explicare ("to unfold, explain"). The count noun can also name an unexplained feature.

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