What does "determinable" mean?

An attribute of something that is susceptible of determination into various states

Determinable

Q: What is a synonym for "determinable"?

Common synonyms include: appreciable, ascertainable, calculable, decipherable, definable, detectable.

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Definitions

Noun

1
An attribute of something that is susceptible of determination into various states
"It is certainly not a Moorean fact that there could have been other determinables or combinations of determinables than those that there actually are."

Adjective

1
able to be determined or limited
2
able to be decided or settled by law
3
Of a tenure or estate in land, able to be determined on the occurrence of some event. postpositional

Adjective

1
capable of being determined or limited or fixed wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

appreciable ascertainable calculable decipherable definable detectable

Antonyms

All antonyms

indeterminable undeterminable

Example

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"It is certainly not a Moorean fact that there could have been other determinables or combinations of determinables than those that there actually are."

Etymology

From determine + -able.

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