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Inscrutable vs Transcendental - What's the difference?

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Inscrutable is a related term of transcendental.


As adjectives the difference between inscrutable and transcendental

is that inscrutable is difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom or interpret while transcendental is (philosophy) concerned with the a priori or intuitive basis of knowledge, independent of experience.

As nouns the difference between inscrutable and transcendental

is that inscrutable is one who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc that cannot be comprehended while transcendental is (obsolete) a transcendentalist.

inscrutable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom or interpret.
  • His inscrutable theories would years later become the foundation of a whole new science.
  • * 2007 , Tracy Jordan'' (Tracy Morgan), ''30 Rock :
  • She called my vanity license plate inscrutable ! 'ICU81MI'? Hilarious!

    Synonyms

    * (difficult to comprehend) ineffable

    Derived terms

    * inscrutability * inscrutableness * inscrutably

    See also

    * inexplorable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.
  • transcendental

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A transcendentalist.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (philosophy) Concerned with the a priori or intuitive basis of knowledge, independent of experience.
  • Superior, surpassing all others.
  • Extraordinary.
  • Mystical or supernatural.
  • (mathematics, number theory) Of, or relating to a number that is not the root of any polynomial that has positive degree and rational coefficients.
  • Antonyms

    * (mathematics) algebraic

    Hypernyms

    * (mathematics) irrational

    Derived terms

    * transcendental ego * transcendental function * transcendentalize * transcendental meditation * transcendental number * transcendentalism