measurable

[mezh-er-uh-buhl]

adjective

1. capable of being measured.

measurable

/ ˈmɛʒərəbəl, ˈmɛʒrə- /

adjective

1. able to be measured; perceptible or significant

Other Word Forms

• measurability noun
• measurableness noun
• measurably adverb
• intermeasurable adjective
• nonmeasurability noun
• nonmeasurable adjective
• nonmeasurableness noun
• nonmeasurably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of measurable¹

1300–50; Middle English mesurable < Middle French < Late Latin mēnsūrābilis that can be measured. See measure, -able

Example Sentences

“We will probably have a measurable effect on the number of cases, but I think the key message is it’s not as simple as a single pollutant is causing an individual’s Parkinson’s.”

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Unlike Bowman and Powell, who on Wednesday cited an inflation calculation that excluded estimated tariff-driven effects, Schmid promised this summer to never attempt such an exercise, calling it “neither a meaningful nor a measurable concept.”

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Unlike left- or right-handedness, which describe objectively measurable traits, “nonbinary” identities have no anatomical or physiological referent.

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Both groups trained on tablets for 30 minutes a day over 10 weeks, but only the BrainHQ users showed measurable increases in cholinergic activity.

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This finding challenges the long-standing belief that dark matter and light do not interact in any measurable way.

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Related Words

• perceptible 
• quantitative 
• significant