gradable

Thân thiện

This fabric is gradable by its thickness and texture.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Capable of being graded: Describes something that can be assessed, classified, or arranged according to a scale of quality, rank, size, or degree.
   • Capable of comparison: In linguistics, describes an adjective or adverb whose meaning can vary in intensity and can be modified by words like 'very', 'quite', or 'rather', or compared (e.g., 'hotter', 'most beautiful').

Usage Examples

• General Use:

  • The quality of the fabric is gradable; we can sort it into premium, standard, and economy grades.
  • Diamonds are gradable based on their cut, color, clarity, and carat weight.

• Linguistics Use:

  • 'Tall' is a gradable adjective because we can say 'very tall', 'quite tall', or 'taller than'.
  • The adverb 'quickly' is gradable; you can run 'more quickly' or 'less quickly'.

Advanced Usage

• In Quality Control: The term is often used in technical or industrial contexts where products or materials are sorted into categories.

  • The new testing procedure ensures that all components are gradable for durability.

• In Academic Assessment: Refers to work or performance that can be evaluated on a scale.

  • The essay rubric makes the assignment clearly gradable against specific criteria.

Variants and Related Words

• Grade (n/v): A level or rank in a scale; to assign such a level.
  • She received a high grade. He will grade the papers.
• Gradation (n): A scale or series of successive changes, stages, or degrees.
  • The gradation of color from light blue to navy was beautiful.
• Gradient (n): A slope or rate of incline; technically related to measuring change.
  • The road has a steep gradient.

Synonyms

• Classifiable: Able to be placed into a class or category.
• Scalable: Capable of being measured or arranged on a scale.
• Comparable: Able to be likened or judged in relation to something else (especially in linguistics).

Antonyms

• Ungradable: Not capable of being graded or compared on a scale.
  • In linguistics, 'absolute' adjectives like 'unique' or 'dead' are often considered ungradable.
• Non-gradable: Alternative term for 'ungradable', especially in linguistics.

Related Phrases & Concepts

• Gradable Antonym: A pair of words (e.g., hot/cold, young/old) that represent opposite ends of a continuous scale.
  • 'Hot' and 'cold' are gradable antonyms; something can be 'very hot' or 'quite cold'.
• Gradable Polarity: A linguistic concept referring to the property of being measurable on a scale.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. capable of being graded (for quality or rank or size etc.)