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computable

computable

1 5.9
Able to be calculated using math or a computer
  • adjective
  • /kəmˈpjuːtəbl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : computable
  • But Turing proved that the set of computable functions is countable.
  • computable economic model
  • computable general equilibrium

But Turing proved that the set of computable functions is countable.

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Examples

  • Finally, unlike economic solutions, all of these are computable, falsifiable, sustainable, and equitable.

    Blog text (29)
  • The basis for our research is a static large-scale computable general equilibrium (CGE) model of the world economy.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Her research interests are in logic and computable structure theory.

    Blog text (25)
  • Not all types have a computable total ordering.

    Blog text (25)
  • So it's a log space computable reduction.

  • The determinism ensures that it is an easily computable function of the kernel.

    Blog text (29)
  • Various econometric techniques, such as computable general equilibrium (CGE) models, can be brought to the task.

    Academic text (1997)
  • To capture this whole-economy perspective, the Costa Rica case study used a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The partially hierarchical theorists argue that there is some redundancy in the representation, such that some spatial relationships that are computable are stored explicitly.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The nature of the problem is that it is computable using standard algorithms.

Synonyms

calculable
vscomputable
1 4.9

Possible to work out using numbers

is more general covering mathematical methods or estimates
computative
vscomputable
  • Specialized
7.7

Can be calculated using a computer

is the broader term meaning calculable by mathematical means
estimable
vscomputable
7.0

Possible to measure or calculate

focuses on precise mathematical calculation rather than rough judgment
evaluable
vscomputable
  • Specialized
7.1

A thing you can calculate or give a value to in a computer

emphasizes general calculability by mathematics not only measurement contexts

Antonyms

incomputable
  • Specialized
9.9

Too hard to calculate or measure

How Computable

computable
  • Specialized
1 5.9
decidable
  • Specialized
1 9.9
undecidable
  • Specialized
1 9.9
incomputable
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

computable positive

Morphology

computable = compute (transparent) = compute + able

Meaning is directly derived from the verb 'compute' with the productive adjectival suffix '-able' indicating 'capable of being computed'.

Etymology

Computable comes from the verb compute, from Latin computare meaning 'to count' or 'add up'. Think of a computer, a machine that counts and works with numbers, so computable describes something you can 'calculate' or 'work out' by number.