Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Opaque; not transparent.

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  • adjective Not transparent.

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  • Formerly extremely simple calculations, they got more and more intransparent. sic Nowadays computer simulations are used which virtually no one can reproduce.143The reference is to the online Journal of Irreproducible Results, without any page or volume number.

    Archive 2009-04-01 EliRabett 2009

  • There are many options, and some have some intransparent fees, while others are just too expensive for small amounts.

    Archive 2009-10-01 Judy 2009

  • There are many options, and some have some intransparent fees, while others are just too expensive for small amounts.

    Link to Payment Options: A Great Overview Judy 2009

  • Formerly extremely simple calculations, they got more and more intransparent. sic Nowadays computer simulations are used which virtually no one can reproduce.143The reference is to the online Journal of Irreproducible Results, without any page or volume number.

    Rabett Run EliRabett 2009

  • "The process of restructuring and winding-up is highly intransparent and makes any attempt to estimate possible recovery rates meaningless, as it isn't clear how the assets and liabilities of the banks will be split," said Ivanka Stefanova of UniCredit SpA.

    Iceland Seen Turning to IMF 2008

  • More important than the CTR is the RPC (revenue per click), because it doesn†™ t only tell you how high the probability of a click through is, but it combines this metric with how much the advertiser paid you†¦ or better how much AdSense paid you after taking their intransparent share You have to calculate that metric yourself.

    Google CTR Down Due To Click Area Changes Duncan Riley 2005

  • "Non-standard profile trading has mainly been voice-brokered up to now and that's been a rather intransparent market," he said.

    Commerg to Start Non-Standard Electricity Brokerage Tomorrow - Bloomberg 2011

  • Once in a while, "Do no evil" is referred to rather sarcastically in countries other than China, too - for the company's alleged, apparently undisputed, intransparent cooperation with American authorities in a "war on terror" framework for example.

    Chinalyst - China blogs in English justrecently 2010

  • "In Germany, there is an unconscious fear, a kind of transference regarding Google: Google is big, it is becoming bigger and bigger, it is intransparent."

    Christian Science Monitor | All Stories 2010

  • Creating euro bonds would be "a very intransparent way of burden sharing," he said.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2010

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