unlearnable

adj — 2 senses

unlearnable

adj

Etymology From un- + learnable.

1

Not able to be learned.

  • Chomsky not only provided such a framework for theories of grammar, but he furthermore suggested that the grammar was unlearnable. Chomsky concluded that aspects of the grammar must be innate: the universal grammar hypothesis.2025, Edward A. F. Gibson, “Introduction” (chapter 1), in Syntax: A Cognitive Approach, MIT Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 20:
Derived terms
unlearnably

unlearnable

adj

Etymology From unlearn + -able.

1

Able to be unlearned.

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