Noun: unpredictability ,ún-pri,dik-tu'bi-lu-tee
- Lacking predictability
"The unpredictability of the weather made planning outdoor events challenging"
- The quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses
"The unpredictability of the weather ruined their outdoor plans";
- capriciousness
- Tendency to change suddenly and unexpectedly
"the unpredictability of the market drove many investors away";
- volatility
Derived forms: unpredictabilities
Type of: changefulness, inconstancy, irresoluteness, irresolution, precariousness, uncertainness, uncertainty
Antonym: predictability
Encyclopedia: Unpredictability