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intractable

[in-trak-tuh-buhl] / ɪnˈtræk tə bəl /


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But arguably a more intractable problem is dealing with the sometimes flawed information stored by authorities and which AI systems draw from.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

But it sounds like there was one juror whose position is intractable, that they have this fixed view that isn’t changing, no matter how much more deliberations continue.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

Scientists used a new error correction strategy to encode 70 logical qubits and tackle a problem considered classically intractable.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

The intractable source of the problem, Bostwick said, is that the desert is for sale and real estate operations, some out-of-state, buy and then resell online.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Greece would defeat the Persians; Greek philosophy would never quite defeat Zeno—for Zeno had a paradox, a logical puzzle that seemed intractable to the reasoning of Greek philosophers.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife


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