definable

adjective de·fin·able \ di-ˈfī-nə-bəl \

Definition of definable

1 : able to be defined

2 : able to be specified to have a particular function or operation

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play \-ˈfī-nə-blē\ adverb

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The definable ones suggest Sporting KC isn’t missing the man who led the club in scoring each of the past three seasons.

— sam mcdowell, kansascity, "Let’s revisit that Dom Dwyer trade. How’s it working out for Sporting KC?," 29 Sep. 2017
TRI-via To come up with the original 73, the city first considered historic neighborhood boundaries, then looked at nearby thoroughfares and intersections that might serve as more easily definable boundaries.

— mike scott, NOLA.com, "Where y'at? Good question: A history of New Orleans neighborhoods," 23 July 2017
Why hasn’t anyone considered the definable and better ROI of modifying the existing act?

— mercury news readers, The Mercury News, "Feb. 9 Letters: Give Betsy DeVos a chance to improve schools," 8 Feb. 2017
So much of the success in this league is really geared toward a group of guys being tied together in the locker room and having a set of definable skills.

— dwain price, star-telegram.com, "Mavericks’ youth movement continues through combine, lottery, draft," 5 May 2017
There may be definable clusters of stars up there which can be seen from Earth as constellations, or there may not be.

— calvin trillin, The New Yorker, "The Irish Constellation," 21 Apr. 2017
This format — relaxed, circuitous, able to take in both his own work and also work by others — is particularly well suited to Drake, who’s as definable by his taste as by his sound.

— jon caramanica, New York Times, "Review: On Drake’s ‘More Life,’ the Creator Meets the Curator," 20 Mar. 2017

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