measurable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Texas) audio
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmeʒəɹəbəl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈmɛʒəɹəbəl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈmeʒɹəbəl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈmɛʒɹəbəl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Old French mesurable, equivalent to measure + -able. Doublet of mensurable.
Meanings
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Able to be measured.
"There are studies that illustrate how kindness spreads through social networks in measurable ways. When we are kind to someone, they don't just feel better — they become 25% more likely to help others."
2025 November 13, Kamala Thiagarajan, “If you're going to be kind to another human, today is the day to do it!”, in NPR:
- Of significant importance.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more measurable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most measurable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Borel measurable · measurable space · Lebesgue measurable · immeasurable · measurableness · measurably · nonmeasurable · comeasurable · unmeasurable · measurable function · measurable set
Relateds
Translations (22)
da målbar (able to be measured) · cs měřitelný (able to be measured) · de messbar (able to be measured) · nn målbar (able to be measured) · hu mérhető (able to be measured) · kk өлшемді (able to be measured) · eo mezurebla (able to be measured) · ru измеримый (able to be measured) · el μετρήσιμος (able to be measured) · es medible (able to be measured) · ro măsurabil (able to be measured) · pt medível (able to be measured) · ka გაზომვადი (able to be measured) · la mēnsūrābilis (able to be measured) · pl mierzalny (able to be measured) · pt mensurável (able to be measured) · cmn 可測的 /可测的 (able to be measured) · fi mitattava (able to be measured) · es mensurable (able to be measured) · nb målbar (able to be measured) · bg измерим (able to be measured) · nl meetbaar (able to be measured)