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derivable

derivable

1 6.8
You can find it from other information by thinking or working out
  • adjective
  • /dɪˈraɪvəbl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : deducible
  • For example, quarter is derivable from date, but data warehouses would typically include quarter so that user requests for quarter data could be answered rapidly.

And, you know, for me, this is really neat because it means that all three of these laws are derivable.

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Examples

  • If the nation must advance technologically, the issue of dropout should be given a position of pre-eminence, considering the multiplier and inter-generational benefits derivable in education.

    Academic text (2012)
  • I mean, maybe they're all derivable from each other in some simple way.

  • The concept of a diaspora nation is thus derivable from the one that I am trying to define.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The rationale was that if information about location is important, then unless it is derivable, it should be captured explicitly.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The principal benefits derivable from EDI are summarized in the following discussion.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Suppose two independent conjectures, each supported by its own set of evidence, are shown to be derivable from an overarching hypothesis.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The formula for the area of a circle is derivable from its radius.

  • The results of the experiment are derivable from the data collected over several trials.

  • Many conclusions in math are derivable through logical reasoning or calculation.

Synonyms

calculable
vsderivable
1 4.9

Possible to work out using numbers

also applies when conclusions come from logical reasoning rather than numbers
deducible
vsderivable
1 6.6

Able to be worked out from the given information

also covers results found by mathematical methods as well as reasoning
inferable
vsderivable
6.1

You can understand it from facts or clues

is broader and includes results from mathematical methods too

Antonyms

7 6.1

Impossible to get

How Traceable

traceable
8 3.8
derivable
  • Specialized
1 6.8
uncertain
149 2.8
untraceable
28 6.6

Surface Forms

derivable positive
derivabler comparative
derivablest superlative

Morphology

derivable = derive (transparent) = derive + able

Clearly formed by the verb 'derive' plus the productive adjectival suffix '-able', giving 'able to be derived'.

Etymology

Derivable comes from derive, which is made of de- 'from' and rivus 'stream'. Picture drawing water out of a small stream: to derive something is to take or get it out of something else, so if something is derivable you can get or work it out 'from' other facts.