im•pos•si•bil´i•ty
n.; pl. Impossibilities (#). [L. impossibilitas: cf. F. impossibilite.]
1. The quality of being impossible; impracticability. “They confound difficulty with impossibility.” South.
2. An impossible thing; that which can not be thought, done, or endured. “Impossibilities! O, no, there’s none.” Cowley.
3. Inability; helplessness. [R.] Latimer. Logical impossibility, a condition or statement involving contradiction or absurdity; as that a thing can be and not be at the same time. See Principle of Contradiction, under Contradiction.
1. The quality of being impossible; impracticability. “They confound difficulty with impossibility.” South.
2. An impossible thing; that which can not be thought, done, or endured. “Impossibilities! O, no, there’s none.” Cowley.
3. Inability; helplessness. [R.] Latimer. Logical impossibility, a condition or statement involving contradiction or absurdity; as that a thing can be and not be at the same time. See Principle of Contradiction, under Contradiction.
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