indirectness

noun

Definition of indirectnessnext
as in impenetrability

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  1. impenetrability
  2. circuity
  3. uncertainty
  4. complexity
Noun
  • Kim Gordon, The Collective A 71-year-old noise-rocker reciting spoken word over drum machines might scan as avant-garde impenetrability.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Scott blends Damon’s close-to-the-bone fragility and Alain Delon’s simmering impenetrability in making this uncertain Tom Ripley his own.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
Definition of impenetrability
Noun
  • Duco negates the need for any human intervention by leveraging a hanging robotic system that automatically sketches multi-layered circuity to enable novel large-scale interfaces.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Mazzone hopes that studying the neural circuity for coughing will eventually lead to new therapies.
    Sarah Zhang, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2012
Definition of circuity
Noun
  • The Republic's Debra Krol talked to tribal reps and state water officials and found a lot of uncertainty about whether the deal would make it through in time for President Joe Biden to sign it.
    Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But this slow and steady approach also stifles risk-taking as leaders hesitate to take big leaps, fearing failure or uncertainty.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of uncertainty
Noun
  • Seven Key Themes for 2025 Here are the transformative conversations shaping 2025, with actionable insights for family offices navigating complexity and seeking opportunity.
    Francois Botha, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • These differing results highlight the complexity of understanding sugar's role in cancer development and suggest that further investigation is needed to reconcile these findings.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of complexity
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