calculable

[ kal-kyuh-luh-buhl ]

adjective

1. determinable by calculation; ascertainable:

   This map was designed so that distances by road are easily calculable.

2. that can be counted on; reliable.

calculable

/ ˈkælkjʊləbəl /

adjective

1. that may be computed or estimated
2. predictable; dependable

Derived Forms

• ˈcalculably, adverb
• ˌcalculaˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• calcu·la·bili·ty noun
• calcu·la·bly adverb
• non·calcu·la·ble adjective
• non·calcu·la·bly adverb
• pre·calcu·la·ble adjective
• un·calcu·la·ble adjective
• un·calcu·la·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of calculable¹

First recorded in 1725–35; calcul(ate) + -able

Example Sentences

Hence to give a margin of safety to cover contingencies not calculable, an excess of material must be provided.

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Hence a string of possible events, astounding to mankind, but equally calculable, should one care to give imagination headway.

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But if these habits are constant and calculable we call the vitality of them mechanical.

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The virtues he defended so rigorously did not exist as a rule in calculable or practical form, since they did nothing objective.

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I remember no mention of this in any of the astronomical writings, and it is as easily calculable on Earth as it is here.

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