measurable
- adjective
- /ˈmɛʒərəbəl/
- The negative effects are measurable but go unnoticed at first.
- a measurable goal
- set measurable goals
- a measurable criterion
So what is wrong with having specific measurable achievable?
- So what is wrong with having specific measurable achievable?
- So I want to lose weight is measurable, but it's not specific.
- They were equations for measurable values of the field.
- Like what are the actual measurable health benefits between those two people?
- So the effects of empathy are real, and they're also measurable in some cases.
- Oh my God, is that measurable?
- And maybe that sounds too vague, you know, because it's not always measurable.
- And by when and having it be measurable and practical.
- So I can see that that's measurable right now.
Examples
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Between 2001 and 2009, almost every indicator of human development showed measurable improvement.
Academic text (2011) -
But Steve did have a measurable amount of alcohol in his blood.
Fiction book (1999) -
And it has had a real measurable effect in what people think.
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Like what are the actual measurable health benefits between those two people?
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Will it improve in measurable ways if the state takes it over?
Academic text (2011) -
The professor was hoping for some tangible or measurable results to highlight which method was better for her.
Academic text (2008) -
So the effects of empathy are real, and they're also measurable in some cases.
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At Vancouver, 200 miles downstream, the effects of the pollution were still measurable after eight days.
Academic text (1990) -
The implementation of the NCLB goals calls for high-level standards that are measurable for all students.
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The experiment yielded measurable results that scientists could evaluate.
Synonyms
You can measure and show it as a number
A quantity in science that can be measured in an experiment
A thing you can calculate or give a value to in a computer
Antonyms
How Measurable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Measurable comes from the word measure plus the ending -able, which means 'can be'. Measure originally meant 'to find the size or amount', and you can see the same root in meter, a tool for measuring, so measurable means 'can be measured'.