measurable
/'meʤərəbl/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Capable of being measured: Describes something that can be quantified, assessed, or determined in terms of size, amount, degree, or extent.
- Of significant or noticeable importance: Describes something substantial enough to be worth noting or considering.
Usage and Examples
- Capable of being measured:
- The experiment's success must be based on measurable outcomes, such as temperature change or growth rate.
- We need to set measurable goals for the project so we can track our progress.
- Of significant importance:
- Her contributions to the field were measurable and widely recognized by her peers.
- The policy had a measurable impact on the local economy.
Advanced Usage
- Within measurable distance of (something): Very close to achieving or reaching something.
- After years of research, they are now within measurable distance of a breakthrough.
- Measurable quantity: A specific term in science and mathematics for a property that can be expressed numerically.
- In physics, time is considered a fundamental measurable quantity.
Variants and Related Words
- Measure (verb): To ascertain the size, amount, or degree of something.
- Scientists measure the atmospheric pressure daily.
- Measurement (noun): The action of measuring or the result obtained from it.
- The measurement of the room's dimensions was accurate.
- Immeasurable (adjective): Too great or extensive to be measured; limitless.
- The disaster caused immeasurable suffering.
Synonyms
- Quantifiable: Able to be expressed or measured as a quantity.
- Assessable: Capable of being evaluated or estimated.
- Significant: Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention.
Antonyms
- Immeasurable: Too large, extensive, or extreme to be measured.
- Inestimable: Too great to be calculated or valued.
- Negligible: So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering.
Adjective
- of distinguished importance
- a measurable figure in literature
- capable of being measured
- measurable depths