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quantifiability

quantifiability

8.9
Ability to be measured or counted with numbers
  • noun
  • /ˌkwɒntɪfaɪəˈbɪlɪti/
translation icon : cuantificabilidad
  • The quantifiability of the project's outcomes was essential for securing funding.

Examples

  • But the theory in its orthodox form evades what would seem to be built-in quantifiability by imposing strict ranking so that the optimal form is perfect and everything else is equally chopped liver.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Most accounting researchers expand on the four essential characteristics of accounting information from A Statement of Basic Accounting Theory (ASOBAT) (American Accounting Association 1966): relevance, verifiability, freedom from bias, and quantifiability.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The quantifiability of the data allowed researchers to draw clear conclusions.

  • We need to ensure the quantifiability of our results before presenting them.

Synonyms

measurability
vsquantifiability
1 6.1

The ease of getting a number for something

is about expressing things as numerical amounts rather than only being checked
calculability
vsquantifiability
7.0

The ability to be worked out or measured with numbers

is broader and covers numeric expression beyond only computable cases

How Quantifiable

quantifiability
8.9

Surface Forms

quantifiability singular
quantifiabilities plural

Morphology

quantifiability = quantifiable (transparent) = quantify + able + ity

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'quantifiable' with the suffix '-ity' yields the meaning 'the quality of being quantifiable'.

Etymology

Quantifiability comes from the verb quantify and the root quant-, which means 'how much' and is the same root as the common word quantity. So quantifiability is about how easily something can be measured or turned into an 'amount'.