operationalizable

adjective

Possible to operationalize; subject to operationalization.

OriginEnglish operationalize ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English operacioun →
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Meanings

adjectiveoperationalizable (comparative more operationalizable, superlative most operationalizable)

comparative more operationalizable · superlative most operationalizable · alternative operationalisable

  1. Possible to operationalize; subject to operationalization.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃épos
  3. Proto-Italic*opos
  4. Latinopus
  5. Latinopera
  6. Latinoperātusbf.
  7. Latinoperor
  8. Latinoperātiō
  9. Old Frenchoperacion
  10. Middle Englishoperacioun
  11. Englishoperation
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Englishoperational
  15. Englishoperationalize
  16. Englishoperationalizable

From operationalize + -able.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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