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intractable in Finnish

intractable in Finnish is omavaltainen, hankala, itsepäinen — intractable means impossible or very hard to manage, control or direct.

intractable in Finnish

omavaltainen
adj
hankala
adj
Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
itsepäinen
adj
Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
omapäinen
adj
Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
uppiniskainen
adj
Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
vaikea
adj
Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
vaikea ratkaista
adj
(maths) (of a mathematical problem) Not able to be solved in polynomial time; too difficult to attempt to solve.
hankala
adj
Difficult to deal with, solve, or manage. (of a problem)
vaikea
adj
Difficult to deal with, solve, or manage. (of a problem)
visainen
adj
Difficult to deal with, solve, or manage. (of a problem)
itsepintainen
adj
(medicine) Difficult to treat (of a medical condition).
vaikea
adj
(medicine) Difficult to treat (of a medical condition).

What does "intractable" mean?

  1. adj Impossible or very hard to manage, control or direct.
    "And I cannot but expect that this will repeatedly lead to the discovery that an initially intractable problem can be factored after all."
  2. adj (computing) Taking far too long to work out by computer, so it is treated as unsolvable in practice.
  3. adj (of a problem) Very hard to deal with or find a solution for.
    "Work—bureaucratic work in particular—poses a series of intractable dilemmas that often demand compromises with traditional moral beliefs."
  4. adj (of a person) Refusing to change their mind or behaviour; very stubborn.
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intractable in a sentence

  • And I cannot but expect that this will repeatedly lead to the discovery that an initially intractable problem can be factored after all.
  • Work—bureaucratic work in particular—poses a series of intractable dilemmas that often demand compromises with traditional moral beliefs.

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What is "intractable" in Finnish?
"intractable" in Finnish is omavaltainen, hankala, itsepäinen. intractable means: Impossible or very hard to manage, control or direct.
Are there other ways to say "intractable" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 9 translations listed for "intractable": omavaltainen, hankala, itsepäinen, omapäinen, uppiniskainen, vaikea.
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