Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

controllability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables: con-trol-la-bil-i-ty
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or extent of being controllable; controllableness.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"These conditions are discussed under the subjects of controllability, stabilizability, reconstructability, and detectability in the literature on linear optimal control."

Etymology

Etymology tree English control Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English controllable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English controllability From controllable + -ity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

controllabilities (plural)

Derived Forms

photocontrollability

Questions

What does controllability mean?: The quality or extent of being controllable; controllableness.
Where does controllability come from?: Etymology tree English control Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English controllable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English controllability From controllable + -ity.

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