different between intractability vs intractable

English

Noun

intractability (countable and uncountable, plural intractabilities)

1. The state of being intractable; intractableness.

Translations

References

• intractability in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• intractability in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Etymology

From in- +? tractable

Adjective

intractable (comparative more intractable, superlative most intractable)

1. Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
2. (mathematics) (of a mathematical problem) Not able to be solved.
3. (of a problem) Difficult to deal with, solve, or manage.
4. (of a person) Stubborn; obstinate.
5. (medicine) Difficult to treat (of a medical condition).

Derived terms

• intractability
• intractableness
• intractably

Translations

References

• intractable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• intractable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.