impossibility
im·pos·si·bility
noun
1.
incapability of existing or occurring
2.
an alternative that is not available
Origin
From Middle French impossibilité, from Latin impossibilitās. By surface analysis, im- + possibility and impossible + -ity.
Phrases
- Abel's impossibility theorem
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