modifiability
- noun
- /ˌmɒdɪˈfaɪəˌbɪlɪti/
- The modifiability of the software allows developers to easily introduce new features.
- cognitive modifiability
- potential for modifiability
- modifiability scores
Examples
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Dynamic assessment is focused on the cognitive modifiability of subjects, rather than on the assessment of their current performance.
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In all studies, posttest scores and modifiability yielded the best discrimination.
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A specialist point of view, on the other hand, might regard the behavior in terms of its modifiability.
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To assess the modifiability of subjects' basic cognitive structures.
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Additionally, since there were no existing data to compare the current data to, modifiability was not utilized for the study.
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Word production, word identification, and modifiability were addressed using a pretest-teach-posttest design.
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Dynamic assessment indices that attempt to estimate the modifiability of cognitive structures are seen as providing more accurate estimates of learning ability.
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We suspect that agreement regarding kinds of deficits in cognitive structures is critical to the other diagnostic questions of modifiability and time/resources required.
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Ultimately, school-based clinicians must be aware of the child's language skills, his or her potential for modifiability, the curricular and social demands, and the interaction among the four in order to make a severity decision.
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Our findings are consistent with those of Ukrainetz et al. (2000), who found that modifiability scores were the strongest component that separated strong and weak language learners in Native American kindergartners.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
Being able to change often or easily
How easy it is to change something to fit different needs
How easily a system or product can be changed to add new features
How often or easily something becomes different, for example the weather
A quality of being able to change
A quality of changing often, like rain or mood
Ability of a thing to be changed in shape, look, or use
The ability to change to fit new situations
Antonyms
How Changeable
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
modifiability = modifiable (transparent) = modify + able + ity
Standard noun formation from the adjective 'modifiable' using the productive suffix '-ity' to indicate a state or quality.
Etymology
Modifiability comes from the verb modify, which has the root mod- meaning 'measure' or 'manner' (the same root in mode) and the ending -ability meaning 'can be done'. So modifiability is the quality of how much something 'can be changed' or adjusted.