ascertainable
/,æsə'teinəbl/
Definition
Adjective Capable of being discovered, determined, or made certain through investigation or observation. It describes something that can be found out or verified.
Usage
The adjective "ascertainable" is used to modify nouns, indicating that the quality or fact they represent can be definitively learned or proven. It is often used in formal, academic, or legal contexts.
Examples
- The total cost is not immediately ascertainable from the initial proposal.
- Through careful study, the cause of the problem became ascertainable.
- The report only includes ascertainable facts, not speculation.
Advanced Usage
- "Easily/R readily ascertainable": A common collocation emphasizing that something can be discovered without significant difficulty.
- The company's ownership structure is publicly available and readily ascertainable.
- Used in legal language to describe information that can be determined by a reasonable person.
- The defendant's identity was ascertainable through basic inquiries.
Variants and Related Words
- Ascertain (verb): To find out or learn with certainty.
- We need to ascertain the truth.
- Ascertained (adjective): Having been found out or determined.
- The ascertained facts of the case.
Synonyms
- Determinable
- Discoverable
- Verifiable
- Knowable
- Discernible
Antonyms
- Unascertainable
- Indeterminable
- Unknowable
- Inscrutable
Adjective
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capable of being ascertained or found out
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ascertainable facts
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