calculable

adjective

cal·​cu·​la·​ble ˈkal-kyə-lə-bəl 

1

: subject to or ascertainable by calculation

2

: that may be counted on : dependable

Synonyms

• dependable
• good
• reliable
• responsible
• safe
• secure
• solid
• steady
• sure
• tried
• tried-and-true
• true
• trustable
• trustworthy
• trusty

Examples of calculable in a Sentence

his performance as a pitcher is as calculable as the daily tides

Recent Examples on the Web

Seafloor depth is calculable using the time difference between creating a sound and receiving its echo. —Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 10 June 2024

A lot is not fully calculable now, and some problems haven’t presented themselves. —Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 25 Feb. 2021

There exists a physical world of calculable regularity. —Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023

In conjunction with the Church-Turing thesis, which posits that anything calculable by a human can be done with these methods, this implies that, as the book of Job explained thousands of years earlier, there are truths known only to the mind of God that can never be known by man. —Alex Prieger, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2023

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin calculābilis, from Late Latin calculāre "to count, reckon, compute" + Latin -bilis "capable (of acting) or worthy (of being acted upon)" — more at calculate, -able

First Known Use

1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1