quantifiable
pronunciation
How to pronounce quantifiable in British English:
UK ['kwɒntɪfaɪəbl]
How to pronounce quantifiable in American English:
US [kwɑntɪ'faɪəbl]
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- Adjective:
- capable of being quantified
Word Origin
- quantifiable (adj.)
- 1868, from quantify + -able. Related: Quantifiably.
Example
- 1. But some users attest to quantifiable benefits .
- 2. Like a mad scientist , he grew convinced that sexual electricity was quantifiable .
- 3. It also ignores a less quantifiable softening of social attitudes towards , for example , gays and ethnic minorities .
- 4. So the dilemma facing pregnant women is that there is a small but quantifiable risk associated with infection and an unknown but probably only very small risk associated with the vaccine .
- 5. In fact the benefits of reduced fine particle pollution account for most of the quantifiable gains from the new rules .