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manipulability

manipulability

8.9
How easy something is to hold, move, or control
  • noun
  • /məˌnɪp.jəˈlæb.ɪ.lɪ.ti/
translation icon : manipulabilidad
  • The manipulability of the toy made it easy for the child to play with it.
  • functional manipulability
  • structural manipulability
  • manipulability effect

He tries to break down the adaptability into subcategories, manipulability, which is different from a reversibility.

Examples

  • To improve the quality of family life, researchers should consider applying variables that have manipulability, such as "access to mother time."

    Academic text (2004)
  • In a second experiment, we investigated the manipulability effect further using picture-word matching.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Additionally, we used continuous measures of structural and functional manipulability.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Our results extend previous findings by showing that the influence of structural or functional manipulability depends on the availability of information.

    Academic text (2018)
  • We have previously shown that manipulability affects naming differently during a categorization task (see Salmon et al., 2014b).

    Academic text (2018)
  • In that study, we showed that object manipulability (dichotomously defined) speeds naming while it slows categorization of objects at the basic level.

    Academic text (2018)
  • In design, manipulability ensures users can easily adjust the settings to their preferences.

  • Researchers measured the manipulability of different materials to determine which were easiest to work with.

Synonyms

maneuverability
vsmanipulability
  • US
6 7.0

The ability of a car, boat, or drone to move and turn easily

covers being influenced or controlled broadly not just physical movement
controllability
vsmanipulability
  • Specialized
1 7.0

How easy it is to make a machine, system, or process do what you want

focuses more on being influenced or handled by people or forces
tractableness
vsmanipulability
9.3

Being easy to manage and willing to follow advice

is about being influenced or handled, not only willing cooperation

Antonyms

A situation when something cannot be stopped or managed

How Manipulable

manipulability
8.9
rigidity
  • Specialized
3 6.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

manipulability = manipulable (transparent) = manipulate + able + ity

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'manipulable' with '-ity'; the meaning follows directly from 'manipulate' -> 'manipulable' -> 'manipulability'.

Etymology

The word manipulability comes from an old Latin word for 'hand' (manu-) and from manipul- meaning 'to handle', the same root as in manual. So, manipulability is how easy something is to handle, control, or influence.