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measurable |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Measurable \Meas"ur*a*ble\, a. [F. mesurable, L. mensurabilis See {Measure}, and cf {Mensurable}.] 1. Capable of being measured; susceptible of mensuration or computation. 2. Moderate; temperate; not excessive. Of his diet measurable was he --Chaucer. -- {Meas"ur*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Meas"ur*a*bly}, adv Yet do it measurably, as it becometh Christians. --Latimer. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: measurable adj 1: possible to be measured; "measurable depths" [syn: {mensurable}] [ant: {immeasurable}] 2: of distinguished importance; "a measurable figure in literature"
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