MEANING
Different in a way that can be noticed or identified through the stated means of observation.
Use it for
showing that two patterns can be told apart; qualifying whether a method can detect a difference; distinguishing observable separation from presumed underlying differenceSeparates an identifiable difference from merely assuming that two things are different. Academic functions: Comparison / Contrast, Research / Methodology, Qualification / Uncertainty.
Words that belong together
- distinguishable from
- clearly distinguishable
- empirically distinguishable
On the page
The two explanations are distinguishable only if they predict different observations.
At the chosen resolution, the structures are not readily distinguishable from one another.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- distinguishable
Usage notes
Adjective: distinguishable from. More easily distinguishable and less readily distinguishable are natural degree expressions. Register: formal. Commonness: moderately common (qualitative editorial estimate, informed by dictionaries/corpus).
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