measurable
/ˈmɛʒəɹəbəl/ adjective, noun
Forms measurables
- adjective Able to be measured.
- adjective Of significant importance.
- noun That which can be measured; a metric.
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Etymology
From Old French mesurable, equivalent to measure + -able. Doublet of mensurable.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Capable of being measured; susceptible of mensuration or computation.
- adjective Moderate; temperate; not excessive.
Etymology [F. mesurable, L. mensurabilis. See Measure, and cf. Mensurable.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “measurable”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details