Improbable vs Infeasible - What's the difference?
improbable | infeasible |
Not likely to be true.
Not likely to happen.
As adjectives the difference between improbable and infeasible
is that improbable is not likely to be true while infeasible is not feasible.improbable
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Adjective
(en adjective)- It's highly improbable that aliens abducted you.
- Due to the loss of power, it is improbable that we will begin on time.
Derived terms
* improbability * improbablyAntonyms
* probableSee also
* impossible ----infeasible
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Usage notes
Usage varies between infeasible', (m), and “not feasible” – all are synonymous, but usage varies regionally and over time, and unfamiliar usage is often jarring or sounds wrong. Today '''infeasible''' is somewhat more common, in both American and British usage, though traditionally (term) was more common, being surpassed by '''infeasible''' in the late 1970s (in both America and Britain). Of these, '''infeasible is etymologically, pure – formed of French/Latin roots – and cognate to French (m), while (term) is hybrid, combining Germanic (m) with Latinate (m).Variation: Infeasible or unfeasible?, ''(The Economist) , Jul 2nd 2012