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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

uncheckable en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + checkable.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not possible to check; unable to be checked.
    • But the closed nature of the models used for virtual transactions, where nothing is actually bought or sold, means their accuracy is uncheckable: there is no "real world" aspect to the process. 2012 March 22, Michael Brooks, “The men who stare at Jon Ronson”, in New Statesman:
  2. (not-comparable) Not possible to check; unable to be checked. ▸ Not possible to verify (confirm).
  3. (not-comparable) Not possible to check; unable to be checked. ▸ Not possible to mark with a check mark (a tick mark).
  4. (not-comparable) Not possible to check; unable to be checked. ▸ Not possible to restrain and control.

Antonyms

tickable · controllable · confirmable · checkable · checkable · checkable · containable · verifiable · checkable · governable · restrainable

Deriveds

uncheckability

Relateds

probabilistically checkable proof · checkability · check valve

Synonyms

unconfirmable · uncontainable · uncontrollable · untickable · unrestrainable · ungovernable · unverifiable