quantifiable

quantifiable

English

Etymology

    From quantify + -able.

    Pronunciation

    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ.ə.bəl/
    • (General American, Atlantic Canada) IPA(key): /ˈkwɑn.təˌfaɪ.ə.bəl/, [ˈkwɑn.ɾəˌfaɪ.ə.bɫ̩]
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    • (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ.ə.bəl/
    • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkwɔn.tɪˌfɑe.ə.bəl/
    • (New Zealand) IPA(key): [ˈkwɔ̟n.təˌfɑe̯.ə.bɫ̩/

    Adjective

    quantifiable (comparative more quantifiable, superlative most quantifiable)

    1. Capable of being quantified.
      • 1956, D. J. Liston, “The Statistician and Business Research”, in The Incorporated Statistician, volume 7, number 2, page 67:
        If the human factor in production is reduced through automation, the process becomes more quantifiable.

    Derived terms

    Translations

    Noun

    quantifiable (plural quantifiables)

    1. Something that can be quantified; a measurable.

    French

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    quantifiable (plural quantifiables)

    1. quantifiable

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