determinable

Adjective
US[dih-tur-muh-nuh-buhl]/dɪˈtɝmənəbəl/5 syllables

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. capable of being determined or limited or fixed“determinable velocities”“matters determinable by law”Opposite indeterminableSimilar ascertainable, definable, judicableSee also calculable
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

De·ter′mi·na·ble adjective

Origin: L. determinabilis finite. See Determine, transitive verb

Capable of being determined, definitely ascertained, decided upon, or brought to a conclusion.

Not wholly determinable from the grammatical use of the words.— Robert South

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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