measurable
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of measurable
1300–50; Middle English mesurable < Middle French < Late Latin mēnsūrābilis that can be measured. See measure, -able
Explanation
If you can determine the exact size of something, it's measurable. Your Spanish class's average score on a test is measurable — but the amount of enthusiasm your classmates felt about taking the test isn't measurable. If you can measure something, figuring out its precise size, degree, or amount, then it's measurable. There's a measurable quantity of milk left in the fridge and a measurable amount of snow in your front yard. A slightly different way to use this adjective is to mean noticeable, or important enough to be measured. If there's a measurable improvement in your sister's mood after you help her clean her room, the difference is enough for you to notice — even if it's just slightly better.
Example Sentences
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Many Anthropic founders and staff have close ties to effective altruism, a movement that favors causes such as AI safety and global health because of their measurable impact.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
Beyond measurable credit scores and loan defaults, the human impact of these standalone classes often hits home at graduation.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
"A carefully designed and independently evaluated AI system can make some of these patterns more measurable and visible, giving us an opportunity to identify and reduce them."
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
The broader goal is to move beyond treating patients with standardized protocols and toward interventions guided by measurable biological information.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
The advantage of doing the IAT on a computer is that the responses are measurable down to the millisecond, and those measurements are used in assigning the test taker’s score.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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