quantifiable

English

Etymology

From quantify +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ.ə.blə/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɑn.təˌfaɪ.ə.blə/, [ˈkwɑn.ɾəˌfaɪ.ə.blə]
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɔn.tɪˌfɑɪ.ə.blə/

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

quantifiable (comparative more quantifiable, superlative most quantifiable)

1. Capable of being quantified.
   • 1956, D. J. Liston, “The Statistician and Business Research”, in The Incorporated Statistician, volume 7, number 2, page 67:

     If the human factor in production is reduced through automation, the process becomes more quantifiable.

Derived terms

• nonquantifiable
• quantifiableness
• quantifiably
• semiquantifiable
• unquantifiable

Translations

capable of being quantified

Finnish: laskettavissa oleva, määritettävissä oleva French: quantifiable (fr) Macedonian: уколичлив (ukoličliv) Spanish: cuantificable Swedish: kvantifierbar (sv)

Noun

quantifiable (plural quantifiables)

1. Something that can be quantified; a measurable.

French

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Adjective

quantifiable (plural quantifiables)

1. quantifiable

Further reading

• “quantifiable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.