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computable

/kəmˈpjuːtəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
com-putable
IPA
/kəmˈpjuːtəbəl/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being computed, or enumerated.

adj

Of a problem, solvable by a Turing machine or any thereto Turing-equivalent model; Turing-computable.

adj

of a number, able to be approximated to arbitrary precision by a computable function

adj

Of a countably infinite set, having a computable indicator function.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computō Latin computārelbor. French computerbor. English compute Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English computable From compute + -able.

Derived Forms

computability computably incomputable noncomputable precomputable recomputable semicomputable

Phrases

computable analysis computable function

Synonyms

decidable solvable recursive effective estimable

Antonyms

non-computable uncomputable

Questions

How do you pronounce computable?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəmˈpjuːtəbəl/.
What does computable mean?
Capable of being computed, or enumerated.
Where does computable come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computō Latin computārelbor. French computerbor. English compute Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English computable From compute + -able.

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