MEASURABLE


Meaning of MEASURABLE in English

ˈmezh(ə)rəbəl, ˈmāzh-, -zhə(r)b- adjective

Etymology: Middle English mesurable moderate, from Middle French, from Late Latin mensurabilis measurable, from mensurare to measure + Latin -abilis -able — more at measure (v.)

1.

a. : capable of being measured

such measurable factors as the amount of nitrogen in air

specifically : large or small enough to be measured

only rarely found in measurable amounts

a measurable distance

b. : great enough to be worth consideration : significant

became a measurable figure on the Parisian scene — Times Literary Supplement

c. : of limited duration : not indefinite : foreseeable

reach its goal within the measurable future — Alan Valentine

2. of a number : having an exact divisor

• mea·sur·able·ness noun -es

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.