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modifiability

modifiability

7.0
How easy it is to change something
  • noun
  • /ˌmɒdɪˈfaɪəˌbɪlɪti/
translation icon : modificabilidad
  • The modifiability of the software allows developers to easily introduce new features.
  • cognitive modifiability
  • potential for modifiability
  • modifiability scores

Examples

  • Dynamic assessment is focused on the cognitive modifiability of subjects, rather than on the assessment of their current performance.

    Academic text (1990)
  • In all studies, posttest scores and modifiability yielded the best discrimination.

    Academic text (2012)
  • A specialist point of view, on the other hand, might regard the behavior in terms of its modifiability.

    Academic text (1991)
  • To assess the modifiability of subjects' basic cognitive structures.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Additionally, since there were no existing data to compare the current data to, modifiability was not utilized for the study.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Word production, word identification, and modifiability were addressed using a pretest-teach-posttest design.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Dynamic assessment indices that attempt to estimate the modifiability of cognitive structures are seen as providing more accurate estimates of learning ability.

    Academic text (1990)
  • We suspect that agreement regarding kinds of deficits in cognitive structures is critical to the other diagnostic questions of modifiability and time/resources required.

    Academic text (1990)
  • 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.

    Academic text (2012)
  • 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

mutability
vsmodifiability
1 8.4

Being able to change often or easily

is the same idea but expressed with different wording
adjustability
vsmodifiability
1 3.8

How easy it is to change something to fit different needs

is general change ability, not specifically adapting to conditions
extensibility
vsmodifiability
  • Specialized
1 6.2

How easily a system or product can be changed to add new features

is general modify ability, not limited to expansion or enhancement
changeability
vsmodifiability
1 4.6

How often or easily something becomes different, for example the weather

covers change in general without stressing ease or frequency
alterability
vsmodifiability
7.2

The ability to change

is the same idea but phrased differently
mutableness
vsmodifiability
9.9

A quality of being able to change

is the same quality but uses a different form
variableness
vsmodifiability
7.2

A quality of changing often, like rain or mood

focuses on changeability rather than on patterns of variation
transformability
vsmodifiability
6.5

Ability of a thing to be changed in shape, look, or use

is broader, referring to change in any way rather than form only
flexibleness
vsmodifiability
3.9

The ability to change to fit new situations

is the capacity for change more generally, not physical pliability

Antonyms

363 3.1

Being steady and not likely to change

1 8.5

A state of not changing over time

How Changeable

plasticity
  • Specialized
4 6.3
malleability
  • Specialized
2 7.4
flexibility
37 3.0
modifiability
7.0

Surface Forms

modifiability singular

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.