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Measurable
//ˈmɛʒəɹəbəl// adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 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.""
- 2 Of significant importance.
Adjective
- 1 of distinguished importance wordnet
- 2 capable of being measured wordnet
Noun
- 1 That which can be measured; a metric.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Old French mesurable, equivalent to measure + -able. Doublet of mensurable.
Etymology 2
From Old French mesurable, equivalent to measure + -able. Doublet of mensurable.
See also for "measurable"
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