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calculability

calculability

7.0
The ability to be worked out or measured with numbers
  • noun
  • /ˌkæl.kjʊˈlæb.ɪ.ti/
translation icon : calculabilidad
  • The calculability of the financial projections reassured the investors before they made their decision.

Examples

  • A legal system and government administration in harmony with the market enhance predictability, calculability, and efficiency.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Efficiency, calculability, predictability, and control minimize unpleasantness and risk.

    Academic text (2003)

  • So, I’ve done away with 25,484 variables for concision (and calculability), and treated everything as an intra-solar system.

    Blog text (26)

  • In 1813, De Witt published The Elements of Perspective, in which he espoused a vision of how the world could be remapped to conform to the "wonderful system" of Cartesian calculability.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Scientists value calculability in their experiments to ensure accurate and reliable results.

  • The calculability of the data allowed the researchers to make precise predictions about future trends.

Synonyms

computability
vscalculability
  • Specialized
7.0

How easy it is for a computer or algorithm to solve a problem

is about being measurable specifically by computation rather than just solvable by algorithm
quantifiability
vscalculability
8.9

Ability to be measured or counted with numbers

focuses on measurement by calculation rather than merely expressing something as a quantity

How Calculable

computability
  • Specialized
7.0
calculability
7.0

Surface Forms

calculability singular
calculabilities plural

Morphology

calculability = calculable (transparent) = calculate + able + ity

Formed by the adjective 'calculable' (calculate + -able) with the noun-forming suffix '-ity'; each step is a regular and semantically transparent derivation.

Etymology

Calculability comes from the Latin root calculus, which long ago meant a small 'pebble' people used to count, and you can see the same root in calculate and calculator. So calculability is the quality of something that can be counted or worked out by calculation.