quantifiable

American  

[kwon-tuh-fahy-uh-buhl] / ˌkwɒn təˈfaɪ ə bəl /

adjective

1. able to be measured or counted.

   The goal for your walking program should be quantifiable, like 45 minutes per day, or a particular number of miles.

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Other Word Forms

• nonquantifiable adjective
• quantifiably adverb
• unquantifiable adjective

Etymology

Origin of quantifiable

quantify ( def. ) + -able ( def. )

Example Sentences

Economists often refer to this as Knightian uncertainty, where the probability of possible outcomes is not quantifiable.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

The farm also collects quantifiable data for soil carbon sequestration.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

Though religion generates quantifiable social activities, it begins and ends in unquantifiable personal experiences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

We roam relentlessly through our memories of the past and ruminate restlessly on the future, thinking, if only it was this perfectly verifiable way, or that exactly quantifiable way.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

The basics of the forager economy can be reconstructed with some confidence based on quantifiable and objective factors.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Related Words

• perceptible
• quantitative
• significant