controllable

CEFRC1

/kənˈtɹoʊləbəl/

adjective

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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The temperature is controllable with the thermostat.
For instance, such nonweather factors as insects, disease, errors of management, accidents, and other factors may not be considered controllable […]
A spring-loaded reducing valve, controllable from the cab, admitted h.p. steam to both h.p. and l.p. cylinders whenever necessary, as, for example, on starting; [...].

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For instance, such nonweather factors as insects, disease, errors of management, accidents, and other factors may not be considered controllable […]
1961, American Farm Economic Association, Journal of Farm Economics
A spring-loaded reducing valve, controllable from the cab, admitted h.p. steam to both h.p. and l.p. cylinders whenever necessary, as, for example, on starting; [...].
1961 Novermber, Voyageur, “The last of the Midland compounds”, in Trains Illustrated, page 675
The widest variety of marketing research studies focus on the influences of controllables—products, distribution, promotion, and price.
1976, Edward W. Cundiff, Richard Ralph Still, Norman A. P. Govoni, Fundamentals of Modern Marketing, page 131

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From control + -able.