calculable

American  

[kal-kyuh-luh-buhl] / ˈkæl kyə lə bəl /

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.

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calculable British  

/ ˈkælkjʊləbəl /

adjective

1. that may be computed or estimated

2. predictable; dependable

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Other Word Forms

• calculability noun
• calculably adverb
• noncalculable adjective
• noncalculably adverb
• precalculable adjective
• uncalculable adjective
• uncalculably adverb

Etymology

Origin of calculable

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

Example Sentences

“So of course some things are much more complicated. Everything else is just physics, which is simulatable, calculable and doable.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Wavefunction matching solves this problem by removing the short-distance part of the high-fidelity interaction and replacing it with the short-distance part of an easily calculable interaction.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2024

There are many different types of numbers, some of which you may remember from school: natural, rational, irrational, imaginary, calculable and incalculable numbers.

From Scientific American • Oct. 24, 2023

Vitol, Mercuria and Gunvor, on the other hand, said the decline is not immediately calculable but they do not see the shortfall exceeding 3 million bpd.

From Reuters • Mar. 22, 2022

The consequence of the earth's being thus brought to rest would be that it would fall into the sun, and the amount of heat which would be generated by this second collision is also calculable.

From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by Tyndall, John