assignable
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- adjective
- /əˈsaɪnəbl/
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asignable
- Once these assignable causes are eliminated, improvement of the process itself can reduce the inherent (natural) variation of the system and hence improve product or service consistency.
Examples
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It is impossible to define a reference type that is assignable to, say, both a String variable and a Double variable.
Blog text (28) -
They're a bit more like "const" in C, assignable once and never assignable again. Except that they are assignable again through various mechanisms.
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Any button with a number is assignable to a different function.
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But as these examples show, the blame for this problem is not readily assignable to any particular party.
Academic text (2017) -
Reading satire means reading ideology, and in order to do that, values must be assignable and positions locatable.
Fiction book (1991) -
High speed IO lanes on the chipset are somewhat assignable by the motherboard manufacturer.
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This bipartition divides the beholders between those for whom the point of view on the image is not assignable to a particular place and is mandatory in the space, and those for whom the point of view on the image is marked by the (relative) restraint of being bound to a place inferred by the apparatus of projection.
Academic text (2004) -
The team divided the project into several assignable tasks for easier management.
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Each student was given an assignable role in the group project to ensure participation.
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The new software allows users to create assignable reminders for important deadlines.
Synonyms
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Can be given to a particular project or purpose, like a cost
Antonyms
How Appropriable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word assignable comes from the verb assign, which includes the part sign meaning 'mark' or 'sign'. So an assignable task is one you can 'mark' for a person — in other words, give to them to do.