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

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

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

For Belarusians, the shift from gray to black, from autocracy to totalitarianism, was calculable in lives.

From New York Times

Council allowed the use of her gender, race and ethnicity to put a calculable, and reduced, value on her life.

From Washington Post