demonstrable

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. necessarily or demonstrably true“demonstrable truths”Synonyms: 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”Synonyms: provable
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

The grand articles of our belief are as demonstrable as geometry.— Glanvill.[1913 Webster]

2.Proved; apparent. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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