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ADJECTIVE (2)

1. necessarily or demonstrably true;
- Example: "demonstrable truths"
[syn: demonstrable, incontrovertible]

2. capable of being demonstrated or proved;
- Example: "obvious lies"
- Example: "a demonstrable lack of concern for the general welfare"
- Example: "practical truth provable to all men"- Walter Bagehot
[syn: demonstrable, provable]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Demonstrable \De*mon"stra*ble\, a. [L. demonstrabilis: cf. OF.
   demonstrable, F. d['e]montrable.]
   1. Capable of being demonstrated; that can be proved beyond
      doubt or question.
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            The grand articles of our belief are as demonstrable
            as geometry.                          --Glanvill.
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   2. Proved; apparent. [Obs.] --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

demonstrable
    adj 1: necessarily or demonstrably true; "demonstrable truths"
           [syn: demonstrable, incontrovertible]
    2: capable of being demonstrated or proved; "obvious lies"; "a
       demonstrable lack of concern for the general welfare";
       "practical truth provable to all men"- Walter Bagehot [syn:
       demonstrable, provable]