explainable

/iks'pleinəbl/

Thân thiện

The scientist presents an explainable model using clear diagrams.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Capable of being explained or made clear: Describes something that can be understood, justified, or accounted for through reason or evidence. It implies that a cause, reason, or meaning can be provided.

Usage

The adjective "explainable" is used to describe situations, events, phenomena, or behaviors for which a logical or understandable reason exists or can be found. It is often used in academic, scientific, and everyday contexts to distinguish between random occurrences and those with identifiable causes.

Examples

• In a sentence:
  • The sudden drop in temperature is explainable by the arrival of a cold front.
  • Her reaction was completely explainable given the stressful circumstances.
  • The scientist focused on explainable results, dismissing any data that seemed like random noise.

Advanced Usage

• "Explainable" in Technology/AI: In modern contexts, especially in artificial intelligence, "explainable" refers to models or decisions whose logic and reasoning processes can be understood by humans (e.g., explainable AI, or XAI).
  • The company prioritizes explainable algorithms so users can trust the software's decisions.

Variants and Related Words

• Explain (verb): To make something clear or understandable by describing it in detail.
• Explanation (noun): A statement or account that makes something clear.
• Inexplicable (adjective): The direct antonym, meaning impossible to explain or understand.
• Unexplainable (adjective): Often used synonymously with "inexplicable," though sometimes considered less formal.

Synonyms

• Accountable: Capable of being explained or justified.
• Comprehensible: Able to be understood.
• Interpretable: Capable of being explained or understood in a particular way.
• Understandable: Able to be understood or comprehended.

Antonyms

• Inexplicable: Impossible to explain or understand.
• Unfathomable: Incapable of being fully explored or understood.
• Mysterious: Difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify.

Related Phrases

• "Perfectly explainable": A phrase used to emphasize that something has a very clear and satisfactory reason.
  • The delay was perfectly explainable; there was a major accident on the highway.
• "Lack of an explainable cause": A phrase used in investigative or scientific contexts when no reasonable explanation can be found.
  • The phenomenon remained a puzzle due to a lack of an explainable cause.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. capable of being understood
   • explainable phenomena

Từ đồng nghĩa

• interpretable