calculable
Americanadjective
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determinable by calculation; ascertainable.
This map was designed so that distances by road are easily calculable.
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that can be counted on; reliable.
adjective
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that may be computed or estimated
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predictable; dependable
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
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“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
Such a concrete, calculable theory is what the subject desperately needs, so that we can compare its outputs with the wealth of theoretical data that are accumulating from scientists.
From Scientific American • Aug. 31, 2022
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
While the bituminous industry sprawled and overdeveloped, the anthracite combination gradually restricted the production of anthracite to the calculable demand of the market.
From The Coming of Coal by Bruere, Robert W.
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