- Look up
intractability or
intractable in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Intractable may
refer to:
Intractable conflict, a form of complex, severe, and...
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generalized tonic-clonic seizures, seizures,
sleeping alone and
medically intractable epilepsy. In the
United Kingdom, it is
estimated that 40–60% of deaths...
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Intractable pain, also
called intractable pain
syndrome (IPS), is a severe, constant, relentless, and
debilitating pain that is not
curable by any known...
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being observed in utero. They
become less
frequent with
advancing age.
Intractable hiccups,
lasting more than a month, are more
common in adults. While...
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Chronic pain or
chronic pain
syndrome is a type of pain that is also
known by
other titles such as
gradual burning pain,
electrical pain,
throbbing pain...
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impractical and
finite resources (e.g., time) to do so, is
known as an
intractable problem. Conversely, a
problem that can be
solved in
practice is called...
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Computers and
Intractability: A
Guide to the
Theory of NP-Completeness is a
textbook by
Michael Garey and
David S. Johnson. It was the
first book exclusively...
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known as
terminal sedation,
continuous deep sedation, or
sedation for
intractable distress of a
dying patient) is the
palliative practice of relieving...
- A
callus (pl.: calluses) is an area of
thickened and
sometimes hardened skin that
forms as a
response to
repeated friction, pressure, or
other irritation...
- form of
mental genius. It is thus used as a
metaphor for a
seemingly intractable problem which is
solved by
exercising brute force. Turn him to any cause...
