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quantifiable

/ˈkwɑn.təˌfaɪ.ə.bəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
quan-tifi-able
IPA
/ˈkwɑn.təˌfaɪ.ə.bəl/
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being quantified.

noun

Something that can be quantified; a measurable.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷos? Proto-Indo-European *-onts? Proto-Indo-European *kʷoider.? Proto-Italic *kʷāntos Latin quantus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus 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 -ficō Medieval Latin quantificōder. English quantify Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English quantifiable From quantify + -able.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkwɑn.təˌfaɪ.ə.bəl/
  • British English: /ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ.ə.bəl/

Inflected Forms

more quantifiable (comparative) most quantifiable (superlative) quantifiables (plural)

Derived Forms

nonquantifiable quantifiableness quantifiably semiquantifiable unquantifiable

Questions

How do you pronounce quantifiable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɑn.təˌfaɪ.ə.bəl/.
What does quantifiable mean?
Capable of being quantified.
Where does quantifiable come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷos? Proto-Indo-European *-onts? Proto-Indo-European *kʷoider.? Proto-Italic *kʷāntos Latin quantus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus 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 -ficō Medieval Latin quantificōder. English quantify Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English quantifiable From quantify + -able.

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