computable.

Capable of being computed, especially by a specified finite procedure.

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Words that belong together

• computable function
• computable quantity

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The function was computable despite the procedure’s high cost.

The quantity was computable only after the required inputs were supplied.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Normally relational or categorical; comparison only where the particular property admits gradation. 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: formal properties, scope and scale, organizational relations, analytic representation. Disciplines: academic writing, formal methods, cross-disciplinary analysis. Commonness: moderately common.