explain
verb (used with object)
to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible.
explainable
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a word derived from
explain.
Example Sentences
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Faith would retreat before fact; the supernatural would yield to the explainable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
"In government environments, AI cannot operate as a black box. Decisions need to be transparent, auditable, and explainable, particularly in areas affecting citizens directly," he said.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
Employers are looking for workers who can apply AI tools in ways that are explainable, defensible and tied to real business outcomes.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 9, 2026
The study repeatedly underscores that Indigenous communities are consistently underrepresented in medical research about cancer, and Taparra explained that this is in part explainable by the demographics of who is actually included in that research.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2024
In some un explainable way this strange little creature seemed to belong here, so much a part of this quiet lonely place that her voice might have been the voice of the Meadow itself.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
