Measurable
['meʒ(ə)rəb(ə)l] or ['mɛʒərəbl]
Definition
(adj.) of distinguished importance; 'a measurable figure in literature' .
(adj.) capable of being measured; 'measurable depths' .
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Definition
(a.) Capable of being measured; susceptible of mensuration or computation.
(a.) Moderate; temperate; not excessive.
Typist: Nora
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Mensurable.[2]. Moderate, temperate.
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Examples
- Probably the chief cause of devotion to rigidity of method is, however, that it seems to promise speedy, accurately measurable, correct results. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- We are compelled in the interests of accuracy to provide an objective standard in the clock, or the rev olving earth, or some other measurable thing. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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