unresolvability
Cannot be fixed
Unresolvability is the quality of being impossible to resolve or settle.
Some conflicts have an unresolvability that makes compromise futile: The unresolvability of their differences led to divorce.
The term appears in philosophy, mathematics, and dispute resolution to describe problems that cannot reach conclusion or proof.
Mutual blocking, no progress
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- impasseSituation without resolution
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
intractability · irreconcilability · perpetual · entrenched · territorial · sectarian · blood feud · vendetta
Seemingly absurd truth
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- antinomyContradiction between valid conclusions
- impasseSituation without resolution
- indeterminacyLack of fixed outcome
infinite regress · incompleteness · self-reference · contradiction · metaphysical · epistemological · intractability · unknowability
Relating to digital calculation
- intractabilityResistance to management
- unsolvabilityCannot be figured out
- algorithmicFollowing programmed steps
- recursionProcess invoking itself
Turing · complexity · mathematical proof · theorem · conjecture · irreducibility · ill-posed · singularity
Sense of emotional resolution
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- unfinished businessIncomplete matters requiring attention
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
abandonment · disappearance · missing persons · unexplained · haunting · rumination · obsession · letting go
Concerning legal authority bounds
- statute of limitationsLegal deadline for claims
- cold caseUnsolved crime, investigation suspended
- insufficient evidenceFacts too weak to prove
- mistrialInvalid court proceeding
hung jury · constitutional · sovereignty · extradition · international law · diplomatic immunity · amnesty · statelessness
deadlock
Mutual blocking, no progress
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- impasseSituation without resolution
standoff · intractability · irreconcilability · perpetual · entrenched · territorial · sectarian · blood feud · vendetta · protracted
paradox
Seemingly absurd truth
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- antinomyContradiction between valid conclusions
- impasseSituation without resolution
indeterminacy · infinite regress · incompleteness · self-reference · contradiction · metaphysical · epistemological · intractability · unknowability · inscrutability
computational
Relating to digital calculation
- intractabilityResistance to management
- unsolvabilityCannot be figured out
- algorithmicFollowing programmed steps
Turing · recursion · complexity · mathematical proof · theorem · conjecture · irreducibility · ill-posed · singularity · instability
closure
Sense of emotional resolution
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- unfinished businessIncomplete matters requiring attention
estrangement · abandonment · disappearance · missing persons · unexplained · haunting · rumination · obsession · letting go · acceptance
jurisdictional
Concerning legal authority bounds
- statute of limitationsLegal deadline for claims
- cold caseUnsolved crime, investigation suspended
- insufficient evidenceFacts too weak to prove
mistrial · hung jury · constitutional · sovereignty · extradition · international law · diplomatic immunity · amnesty · statelessness · treaty violation
unresolvabilityresolvability
Capacity to be settled
solvability · fixability · tractability · curability · manageability
unresolvabilitydecidability
Algorithmic resolution capability
answerability · clarity · definiteness · certainty · settledness
unresolvabilitysimplicity
Lack of complexity
straightforwardness · easy fix · obviousness · clarity · triviality
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