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decidability

/dɪˌsaɪdəˈbɪlɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
de-cid-abil-i-ty
IPA
/dɪˌsaɪdəˈbɪlɪti/
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or condition of being decidable.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English decide Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English decidability From decide + -ability.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɪˌsaɪdəˈbɪlɪti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

decidabilities (plural)

Derived Forms

indecidability

Phrases

semi-decidability

Frequently Paired Words

recursiveness

Antonyms

undecidability

Questions

How do you pronounce decidability?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˌsaɪdəˈbɪlɪti/.
What does decidability mean?
The state or condition of being decidable.
Where does decidability come from?
Etymology tree English decide Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English decidability From decide + -ability.

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