(of a problem, illness, etc) difficult to solve, alleviate, or cure
3.
difficult to shape or mould, esp with the hands
Derived forms
intractability (inˌtractaˈbility) or intractableness (inˈtractableness)
noun
intractably (inˈtractably)
adverb
Examples of 'untractable' in a sentence
untractable
Combining exact and approximate analytical methods, quite precise analytical outputs are obtained for apparently untractable problems.
Barsan Victor 2018, 'Siewert solutions of transcendental equations, generalized Lambert functions and physicalapplications', Open Physicshttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/phys.2018.16.issue-1/phys-2018-0034/phys-2018-0034.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
For large networks, however, such direct analyses become computationally untractable, given the exponential dimension of the graph.
Madalena Chaves, Laurent Tournier 2018, 'Analysis Tools for Interconnected Boolean Networks With Biological Applications',Frontiers in Physiologyhttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.00586/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)