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calculable

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cal·cu·la·ble  (klky-l-bl)
adj.
1. That can be calculated or estimated: calculable odds.
2. Readily relied on; dependable: a calculable assistant.
calcu·la·bili·ty n.
calculable [ˈkælkjʊləbəl]
adj
1. that may be computed or estimated
2. predictable; dependable
calculability  n
calculably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.calculable - capable of being calculated or estimated; "a calculable risk"; "calculable odds"
determinable - capable of being determined or limited or fixed; "determinable velocities"; "matters determinable by law"
incalculable - not capable of being computed or enumerated
calculable
adjective computable, measurable, quantifiable, assessable, determinable, appraisable, gaugeable or gageable, judgeable, ratable or rateable, estimable (rare) The risks involved are, within reason, calculable.
Translations
calculable [ˈkælkjʊləbl] ADJ → calculable
calculable [ˈkælkjʊləbəl] adj → calculable
calculable
adj → berechenbar, kalkulierbar


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Let even a polished man of these days get into a position he is ashamed to avow, and his mind will be bent on all the possible issues that may deliver him from the calculable results of that position.
Silas Marner by Eliot, George View in context
after testing both smiles and frowns, and proving that neither mode of treatment possessed any calculable influence, Hester was ultimately compelled to stand aside and permit the child to be swayed by her own impulses.
The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
He took a wife, as we have seen, to adorn the remaining quadrant of his course, and be a little moon that would cause hardly a calculable perturbation.
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