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Inevitability — CD Fourth Dimension Дата выпуска 2004 … Википедия
Inevitability — In*ev i*ta*bil i*ty, n. [Cf. F. in[ e]vitabilit[ e].] Impossibility to be avoided or shunned; inevitableness. Shelford. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inevitability — 1640s, from INEVITABLE (Cf. inevitable) + ITY (Cf. ity) … Etymology dictionary
inevitability — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ tragic ▪ a certain ▪ historical VERB + INEVITABILITY ▪ have ▪ accept … Collocations dictionary
inevitability — [[t]ɪne̱vɪtəbɪ̱lɪti[/t]] inevitabilities N VAR: oft N of n The inevitability of something is the fact that it is certain to happen and cannot be prevented or avoided. We are all bound by the inevitability of death... Success is an inevitability… … English dictionary
inevitability — in|ev|i|ta|bil|i|ty [ıˌnevıtəˈbılıti] n [singular, U] the fact that something is certain to happen, or something that is certain to happen inevitability of ▪ the inevitability of death … Dictionary of contemporary English
inevitability — in|ev|i|ta|bil|i|ty [ ın,evıtə bıləti ] noun uncount the fact that something is certain to happen: inevitability of: the inevitability of growing old … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
inevitability — UK [ɪnˌevɪtəˈbɪlətɪ] / US noun [uncountable] the fact that something is certain to happen inevitability of: the inevitability of growing old … English dictionary
inevitability — inevitable ► ADJECTIVE ▪ certain to happen; unavoidable. ► NOUN (the inevitable) ▪ a situation that is unavoidable. DERIVATIVES inevitability noun inevitably adverb. ORIGIN Latin inevitabilis, from in not + evitare avoid … English terms dictionary
Inevitability thesis — An idea in the philosophy of technology stating that once a technology is introduced into a culture that what follows is inevitable development of that technology. This development occurs not because it is of determinism but because we are able… … Wikipedia
