calculable

[ kal-kyuh-luh-buhl ]

/ ˈkæl kyə lə bəl /

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adjective

determinable by calculation; ascertainable: This map was designed so that distances by road are easily calculable.

that can be counted on; reliable.

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Origin of calculable

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

OTHER WORDS FROM calculable

cal·cu·la·bil·i·ty, nouncal·cu·la·bly, adverbnon·cal·cu·la·ble, adjectivenon·cal·cu·la·bly, adverb

pre·cal·cu·la·ble, adjectiveun·cal·cu·la·ble, adjectiveun·cal·cu·la·bly, adverb

Words nearby calculable

calcium sulfide, calcrete, calc-sinter, calc-spar, calc-tufa, calculable, calculate, calculated, calculated risk, calculating, calculating machine

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How to use calculable in a sentence

Hence to give a margin of safety to cover contingencies not calculable, an excess of material must be provided.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Hence a string of possible events, astounding to mankind, but equally calculable, should one care to give imagination headway.
The Amazing Marriage, Complete|George Meredith
But if these habits are constant and calculable we call the vitality of them mechanical.
Winds Of Doctrine|George Santayana
The virtues he defended so rigorously did not exist as a rule in calculable or practical form, since they did nothing objective.
The Psychology of Nations|G.E. Partridge

I remember no mention of this in any of the astronomical writings, and it is as easily calculable on Earth as it is here.
Pharaoh's Broker|Ellsworth Douglass

British Dictionary definitions for calculable

calculable

/ (ˈkælkjʊləbəl) /

adjective

that may be computed or estimated

predictable; dependable

Derived forms of calculable

calculability, nouncalculably, adverb

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