quantifiable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷos?
Proto-Indo-European *-onts?
Proto-Indo-European *kʷoider.?
Proto-Italic *kʷāntos
Latin quantus
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *θakos
Proto-Italic *-fakos
Latin -ficus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin -ficō
Medieval Latin quantificōder.
English quantify
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English quantifiable

    From quantify + -able.

    Pronunciation

    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ.ə.bəl/
    • (General American, Atlantic Canada) IPA(key): /ˈkwɑn.təˌfaɪ.ə.bəl/, [ˈkwɑn.ɾəˌfaɪ.ə.bɫ̩]
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    • (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ.ə.bəl/
    • (Australia) IPA(key): /ˈkwɔn.tɪˌfɑe.ə.bəl/
    • (New Zealand) IPA(key): [ˈkwɔ̟n.təˌfɑe̯.ə.bɫ̩]

    Adjective

    quantifiable (comparative more quantifiable, superlative most quantifiable)

    1. Capable of being quantified.
      • 1956, D. J. Liston, “The Statistician and Business Research”, in The Incorporated Statistician, volume 7, number 2, page 67:
        If the human factor in production is reduced through automation, the process becomes more quantifiable.

    Derived terms

    Translations

    Noun

    quantifiable (plural quantifiables)

    1. Something that can be quantified; a measurable.

    French

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    quantifiable (plural quantifiables)

    1. quantifiable

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