comprehensible
adjective
com·pre·hen·si·ble
ˌkäm-pri-ˈhen(t)-sə-bəl 
-prē-
: capable of being comprehended : intelligible
a comprehensible explanation
Examples of comprehensible in a Sentence
a book that makes the subject of longitude comprehensible to most laymen
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In the lab, Goldie’s thoughts circled and surrounded the minutiae of analysis and computation, sorted microscopic comparisons, developed overviews that laid out sequences and processes logically and accurately in theories not otherwise comprehensible.
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Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Crosser, going into detail comprehensible only to the network-savvy attendees, laid out all the steps Zoom may go through trying to connect from within a highly secure network.
—PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
Sparse autoencoders, for instance, can help simplify neural network activations into comprehensible parts.
—Rishabh Sambare, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Election officials, civil society groups and researchers can teach how audits work, host open-source verification demonstrations and ensure that high-tech electoral processes are comprehensible to voters.
—Bruce Schneier, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
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Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Crosser, going into detail comprehensible only to the network-savvy attendees, laid out all the steps Zoom may go through trying to connect from within a highly secure network.
—PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
Sparse autoencoders, for instance, can help simplify neural network activations into comprehensible parts.
—Rishabh Sambare, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Election officials, civil society groups and researchers can teach how audits work, host open-source verification demonstrations and ensure that high-tech electoral processes are comprehensible to voters.
—Bruce Schneier, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for comprehensible
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“Comprehensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comprehensible. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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