representability
- noun
- /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntəˌbɪlɪti/
- Specialized
- The artist's work explores the representability of cultural identity through different mediums.
Examples
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A reading attuned to frames and mediations, and to what they reveal about the limits of representability, opens an interpretive space in which to ask what we, as readers and critics, have failed to read closely.
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Lane's problematization of voice in his elegiac poetry and the ghostly depictions in his memoir primarily reflect concerns about the representability of a mother whose relationship to himself and to the past is obscured.
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The representability of complex ideas in visual formats can enhance understanding.
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In mathematics, representability often refers to the ability to express a concept in various forms.
Synonyms
Ability to change into another language or form
The quality of being able to be shown inside another mathematical or logical system
How well a language or system can show ideas and structures
How Representable
Surface Forms
Morphology
representability = representable (transparent) = represent + able + ity
Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ity' to 'representable', preserving the expected meaning.
Etymology
Representability comes from represent, which breaks into re- meaning 'again' and present meaning 'to show'. So, representability is the ability of something to be shown or put into a clear form.