Determinable Meaning
/dɪˈtɜrmənəbəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjable to be determined or limited
adjable to be decided or settled by law
Sentence Examples
The outcome was determinable by the data.
The determinable factors were clearly outlined.
The value of the property is easily determinable by experts.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The cause of the accident is easily ____ from the evidence.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The outcome was ____ by the data.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English determine Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English determinable From determine + -able.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"It is certainly not a Moorean fact that there could have been other determinables or combinations of determinables than those that there actually are."
— 2007 September 5, David Denby, “Generating possibilities”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 141, number 2, →DOI:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The cause of the accident is easily ____ from the evidence.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The outcome was ____ by the data.