observable
adjective
ob·serv·able
əb-ˈzər-və-bəl 
1
: noteworthy
the trend is observable all over the country
2
: capable of being observed : discernible
the size of the observable universe
Examples of observable in a Sentence
the size of the observable universe
scientists often work with phenomena that are not directly observable
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The team is now engaging with experimentalists to validate their computational predictions, which would eventually bridge the gap between theoretical models and observable reality.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
The brief maintained that the court acted within its statutory discretion and that the child’s exposure to certain teachings at Calvary Chapel had produced observable emotional consequences.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
One piece of the puzzle would be seeing if domestication syndrome was observable in real time with wild animals.
—Marina Wang, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2025
The center also predicts how far from the poles the aurora will travel through a planetary K-index scale, which uses numbers of 0-9 — 0-2 meaning the aurora borealis will be dim and far north, and 8-9 meaning the aurora will be bright and observable in much of the United States.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 13 Nov. 2025
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
The brief maintained that the court acted within its statutory discretion and that the child’s exposure to certain teachings at Calvary Chapel had produced observable emotional consequences.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
One piece of the puzzle would be seeing if domestication syndrome was observable in real time with wild animals.
—Marina Wang, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2025
The center also predicts how far from the poles the aurora will travel through a planetary K-index scale, which uses numbers of 0-9 — 0-2 meaning the aurora borealis will be dim and far north, and 8-9 meaning the aurora will be bright and observable in much of the United States.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Observable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/observable. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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