Meanings
adjectivequantifiable (comparative more quantifiable, superlative most quantifiable)
comparative more quantifiable · superlative most quantifiable
- Capable of being quantified.
If the human factor in production is reduced through automation, the process becomes more quantifiable.
1956, D. J. Liston, “The Statistician and Business Research”, in The Incorporated Statistician, volume 7, number 2, page 67
nounquantifiable (plural quantifiables)
plural quantifiables
- Something that can be quantified; a measurable.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecapable of being quantified
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷos?
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷoider.?
- Proto-Italic*kʷāntos
- Latinquantus
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Italic*θakos
- Medieval Latinquantificō
- Englishquantify
- Englishquantifiable
Translations
Finnish laskettavissa oleva, määritettävissä oleva
- laskettavissa olevacapable of being quantified
- määritettävissä olevacapable of being quantified
French quantifiable
- quantifiablecapable of being quantified
Spanish cuantificable
- cuantificablecapable of being quantified
Swedish kvantifierbar
- kvantifierbarcapable of being quantified
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APA
quantifiable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quantifiable
MLA
“quantifiable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quantifiable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quantifiable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quantifiable.
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