provable
adjective
prov·able
ˈprü-və-bəl 
: able to be proved
a provable mathematical formula
Whether or not he was following any such directives may become provable as Moscow files are opened to scholars.—
Timothy J. Reiss
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provableness
noun
see also disprovable, unprovable
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Plus, their provable 96.1% RTP should help you out in the long run.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
This theoretical approach, which provides a mathematically provable argument for how and why an LLM can develop so many abilities, has convinced experts like Hinton, and others.
—Quanta Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
But on these facts alone, many prosecutors would simply charge an easily provable assault, and forego the potential hate crime charge.
—Douglas S. Lavine, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2024
Fenton village attorney Mike Holmes said cases are adjudicated based on provable violations of law, not those notations.
—Samantha Sunne, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2023
The Trojans’ star QB won’t say Nov. 15, 2023
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Sports curses are as provable as an afterlife, a fun way for fans and media to explain a baffling series of events.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
Work your way up, start with the lower level, the most readily provable crimes, which of course are those of all the gazillions of people on videotape and audiotape easily identified committing crimes right in public with the attack on the Capitol, and then work your way up.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2023
The challenge for Smith will be to confine it to a few easily provable counts.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2023
Department guidelines call for prosecutors to seek a guilty plea to the most serious, readily provable count.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 22 June 2023
Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
This theoretical approach, which provides a mathematically provable argument for how and why an LLM can develop so many abilities, has convinced experts like Hinton, and others.
—Quanta Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
But on these facts alone, many prosecutors would simply charge an easily provable assault, and forego the potential hate crime charge.
—Douglas S. Lavine, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2024
Fenton village attorney Mike Holmes said cases are adjudicated based on provable violations of law, not those notations.
—Samantha Sunne, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2023
The Trojans’ star QB won’t say Nov. 15, 2023
Advertisement
Sports curses are as provable as an afterlife, a fun way for fans and media to explain a baffling series of events.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
Work your way up, start with the lower level, the most readily provable crimes, which of course are those of all the gazillions of people on videotape and audiotape easily identified committing crimes right in public with the attack on the Capitol, and then work your way up.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2023
The challenge for Smith will be to confine it to a few easily provable counts.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2023
Department guidelines call for prosecutors to seek a guilty plea to the most serious, readily provable count.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 22 June 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of provable was
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“Provable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/provable. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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