calculable
determinable by calculation; ascertainable: This map was designed so that distances by road are easily calculable.
that can be counted on; reliable.
Origin of calculable
1Other words from calculable
- cal·cu·la·bil·i·ty, noun
- cal·cu·la·bly, adverb
- non·cal·cu·la·ble, adjective
- non·cal·cu·la·bly, adverb
- pre·cal·cu·la·ble, adjective
- un·cal·cu·la·ble, adjective
- un·cal·cu·la·bly, adverb
Words Nearby calculable
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How to use calculable in a sentence
Hence to give a margin of safety to cover contingencies not calculable, an excess of material must be provided.
Hence a string of possible events, astounding to mankind, but equally calculable, should one care to give imagination headway.
The Amazing Marriage, Complete | George MeredithBut if these habits are constant and calculable we call the vitality of them mechanical.
Winds Of Doctrine | George SantayanaThe virtues he defended so rigorously did not exist as a rule in calculable or practical form, since they did nothing objective.
The Psychology of Nations | G.E. PartridgeI remember no mention of this in any of the astronomical writings, and it is as easily calculable on Earth as it is here.
Pharaoh's Broker | Ellsworth Douglass
British Dictionary definitions for calculable
/ (ˈkælkjʊləbəl) /
that may be computed or estimated
predictable; dependable
Derived forms of calculable
- calculability, noun
- calculably, adverb
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