quantifiable

American  

[kwon-tuh-fahy-uh-buhl] / ˌkwɒn təˈfaɪ ə bəl /

adjective

1. able to be measured or counted.

   The goal for your walking program should be quantifiable, like 45 minutes per day, or a particular number of miles.

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Other Word Forms

• nonquantifiable
  adjective
• unquantifiable
  adjective
• quantifiably
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of quantifiable

quantify ( def. ) + -able ( def. )

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

quantifiable

Morgan Stanley strategists’ data show 40% of S&P 500 financial firms have mentioned quantifiable AI-related impacts to their profits in recent earnings calls.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

Economists often refer to this as Knightian uncertainty, where the probability of possible outcomes is not quantifiable.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026

Though religion generates quantifiable social activities, it begins and ends in unquantifiable personal experiences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

My A.I. scribe has restored the joy to my practice, an experience that is not quantifiable in a metric but which my patients and I can feel in our bones.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2025

The basics of the forager economy can be reconstructed with some confidence based on quantifiable and objective factors.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Related Words

• perceptible
• quantitative
• significant