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provable

provable

10 5.0
Someone can show it is true using evidence or reasons
  • adjective
  • /ˈpruːvəbl/
translation icon : demostrable
  • Our focus in this work is on algorithms with provable guarantees.
  • provable guarantees

I find more comfort in provable facts than I do magical thinking.

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Examples

  • I wrote an opinion piece about factual, provable behaviors in people who hold themselves up as experts.

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  • Data suggests that tying an advocate to a sale is provable and repeatable.

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  • Okay, we believe in provable, physical results.

  • The standards of 20 percent down payment, solid, provable income, and good credit are back in force.

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  • I find more comfort in provable facts than I do magical thinking.

  • These are things that are facts that are provable, that are statistic based.

  • Many believe that Willingham is the first provable case of an innocent man being executed.

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  • How can Mercutio translate his hurt into provable monetary damages to the judge?

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  • It's true and provable!

  • The scientist presented a hypothesis that was clear and provable through experiments.

Synonyms

verifiable
vsprovable
26 5.1

Someone can prove a claim true by checking the facts

relies on evidence or argument rather than only factual checking
demonstrable
vsprovable
9 5.8

Can be shown to be true by clear proof

is a broader neutral term rather than the explicit proof phrasing
confirmable
vsprovable
  • Specialized
2 5.1

A claim that testing can show is true or false

can be shown by argument or broader evidence, not only experiments
ascertainable
vsprovable
  • Formal
1 6.7

You can find out from facts or data

demands proof by evidence or argument rather than just discovery
affirmable
vsprovable
6.7

Able to be accepted as true

requires demonstration through evidence or logical argument rather than mere declaration

Antonyms

5 7.5

No evidence can show it is true

How Provable

provable
10 5.0
unprovable
5 7.5

Surface Forms

provable positive

Morphology

provable = prove (transparent) = prove + able

Regular adjectival formation from the verb 'prove' with a predictable orthographic e-drop before '-able', so learners can infer the meaning.

Etymology

The word provable comes from the verb prove, from an old Latin root probare meaning 'to test' or 'to approve', and it is the same root as proof. So something that is provable is something you can 'test' or show to be true with evidence.