provableness
Definition
Noun: The quality or state of being capable of being proved or demonstrated; the capacity for proof or verification.
Usage Examples
- (The quality of being able to be proven.)
- (The capacity for moral statements to be demonstrated as true.)
- (The ability to be proven through reasoning.)
Advanced Usage
"to establish provableness": to demonstrate that something can be proved.
- The researcher worked to establish the provableness of the new theory. (To show that the theory is capable of being proven.)
"inherent provableness": the natural or intrinsic capacity for proof.
- The inherent provableness of mathematical axioms is rarely questioned. (The natural ability of axioms to be proven.)
Variants and Related Words
- Provable (adj): capable of being proved.
- The claim is provable with sufficient evidence. (The claim can be demonstrated as true.)
- Prove (verb): to demonstrate the truth or existence of something.
- She will prove her point with clear examples. (To show that her point is correct.)
- Proof (noun): evidence or argument establishing a fact.
- He provided proof of his identity. (Evidence confirming who he is.)
Synonyms
- Demonstrability: the quality of being able to be demonstrated.
- Verifiability: the capacity to be confirmed as true.
- Confirmability: the ability to be established as certain.
Related Idioms
- "The proof of the pudding is in the eating": the true value or quality of something can only be judged by testing it.
- The provableness of the theory will be tested through experiments. (The ability to prove the theory will be determined by practical testing.)
Phrasal Verbs
- Prove out (phrasal verb): to turn out or be shown to be true or effective.
- The new method will prove out over time. (The method will eventually be demonstrated as effective.)