exponible

American  

[ik-spoh-nuh-buhl] / ɪkˈspoʊ nə bəl /

adjective

1. (of a proposition) requiring an expanded and revised statement to remove some obscurity.

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noun

1. an exponible proposition.

Other Word Forms

• nonexponible adjective
• unexponible adjective

Etymology

Origin of exponible

From the Medieval Latin word expōnibilis, dating back to 1560–70. See expound, -ible

Example Sentences

There are other compound sentences that are not exponible, since, though they contain two or more verbal clauses, the construction shows that these are inseparable.

From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Read, Carveth

A Compound Proposition, reducible to two or more simple ones, is said to be exponible.

From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Read, Carveth