Hermann von Helmholtz

The older view of the nature of heat was that it is a substance, very fine and imponderable indeed, but indestructible, and unchangeable in quantity, which is an essential fundamental property of all matter.

German Physicist

Charles Munch

Music is an art that expresses the inexpressible. It rises far above what words can mean or the intelligence define. Its domain is the imponderable and impalpable land of the unconscious.

French Musician

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

What finally is beauty? Certainly nothing that can be calculated or measured. It is always something imponderable, something that lies between things.

American Architect

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

What is imponderable in the world is greater than what we can handle.

French Philosopher

Used to describe concepts or factors that are not concrete or tangible but still significant.

Abstract Usage

Often found in scholarly texts where precise estimation is crucial but challenging.

Academic Tone

Suggests that a situation is too complex to predict with certainty due to unknown factors.

Uncertain Outcomes

Emphasizes that future events have variables that are hard to anticipate and plan for.

Planning Uncertainty

In business or finance, points to the unpredictable risks that may affect outcomes.

Risk Consideration

Indicates the challenge in making decisions when variables cannot be predicted or measured.

Imponderable