infeasible

adjective

in·​fea·​si·​ble (ˌ)in-ˈfē-zə-bəl How to pronounce infeasible (audio)
: not feasible : impracticable
infeasibility noun

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But the vast complexities of the legacy market and its lack of clear chokepoints make a high fence approach infeasible. Sihao Huang, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2023 Indeed, completely correct answers to the problem at hand may be impossible or infeasible to compute. Adrian Sampson, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Sep. 2013 Similarly, Google’s Quantum AI division introduced the Willow chip, a 105-qubit processor capable of solving computational tasks previously deemed infeasible for classical supercomputers. Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025 What To Know Attorneys representing TikTok and ByteDance argue that divesting the platform both commercially and technologically is infeasible. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for infeasible 

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First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of infeasible was in 1533

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“Infeasible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infeasible. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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