know·able
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Definition of knowable
: capable of being known : able to be determined or understood
This year, California votes March 3, and whether it offers a delegate haul for one candidate or a scramble between several candidates is not yet knowable.— David Weigel At the end of any year, a fixed and knowable number of us will have developed heart disease, and another number won't have.— Jeffrey Kluger and Alice Park A smear of orange tells everything knowable about light when it collides with the bottom of a copper pot.— Peter Schjedlahl
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“Knowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knowable. Accessed 15 May. 2021.
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knowable
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English Language Learners Definition of knowable
: able to be known
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The first known use of knowable was in the 15th century
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