intractible
intractible is the misspelling of intractable.
Meaning of intractable
Adjective
intractable (comparative more intractable, superlative most intractable)
- Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
- And I cannot but expect that this will repeatedly lead to the discovery that an initially intractable problem can be factored after all.1972, Edsger W. Dijkstra, The Humble Programmer (EWD340)
- Not able to be solved in polynomial time; too difficult to attempt to solve.
- Difficult to deal with, solve, or manage. (of a problem)
- Work—bureaucratic work in particular—poses a series of intractable dilemmas that often demand compromises with traditional moral beliefs.1988, Robert Jackall, “Chapter 1: Moral Probations, Old and New”, in Moral Mazes: The World of Corporate Managers, Twentieth Anniversary edition, →ISBN, page 12
- Stubborn; obstinate. (of a person)
- Difficult to treat (of a medical condition).
Questions about intractible
- What is intractible the misspelling of?
- Intractible is the misspelling of intractable.
Words near intractible in the dictionary
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