environmentability

noun

The proportion of variability that is environmental, rather than genetic, in origin.

Opposite
heritability
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Meanings

nounenvironmentability (countable and uncountable, plural environmentabilities)

plural environmentabilities

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe proportion of variability that is environmental, rather than genetic, in origin.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
heritability

Origin

From environment + -ability.

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APA

environmentability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/environmentability

MLA

“environmentability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/environmentability. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “environmentability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/environmentability.

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