attributable.

Able to be traced or assigned to a particular cause or source.

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Words that belong together

• attributable to error
• attributable to policy

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Most of the difference is attributable to sampling error.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, evaluation. Commonness: moderately common.