manipulability
- noun
- /məˌnɪp.jəˈlæb.ɪ.lɪ.ti/
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manipulabilidad
- The manipulability of the toy made it easy for the child to play with it.
- functional manipulability
- structural manipulability
- manipulability effect
He tries to break down the adaptability into subcategories, manipulability, which is different from a reversibility.
- He tries to break down the adaptability into subcategories, manipulability, which is different from a reversibility.
Examples
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To improve the quality of family life, researchers should consider applying variables that have manipulability, such as "access to mother time."
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In a second experiment, we investigated the manipulability effect further using picture-word matching.
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Additionally, we used continuous measures of structural and functional manipulability.
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Our results extend previous findings by showing that the influence of structural or functional manipulability depends on the availability of information.
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We have previously shown that manipulability affects naming differently during a categorization task (see Salmon et al., 2014b).
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In that study, we showed that object manipulability (dichotomously defined) speeds naming while it slows categorization of objects at the basic level.
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In design, manipulability ensures users can easily adjust the settings to their preferences.
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Researchers measured the manipulability of different materials to determine which were easiest to work with.
Synonyms
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The ability of a car, boat, or drone to move and turn easily
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How easy it is to make a machine, system, or process do what you want
Being easy to manage and willing to follow advice
Antonyms
How Manipulable
Surface Forms
Morphology
manipulability = manipulable (transparent) = manipulate + able + ity
Standard noun formation from the adjective 'manipulable' with '-ity'; the meaning follows directly from 'manipulate' -> 'manipulable' -> 'manipulability'.
Etymology
The word manipulability comes from an old Latin word for 'hand' (manu-) and from manipul- meaning 'to handle', the same root as in manual. So, manipulability is how easy something is to handle, control, or influence.