as in definite
large enough to be measured or noticed
We haven't had a measurable amount of rain in the past several weeks. There has been a measurable improvement in the company's performance.
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Recent Examples of measurable
Saturday's game against Arkansas State University could be the Razorbacks' very last Little Rock game -- a loss that local commerce officials say will be measurable for Little Rock's sales tax revenue.
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Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2025
Even the smallest deviations during assembly can create measurable differences in performance.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
That the show is a food-star factory is not exactly in the spirit of the bake-offs that inspired it, which were vicious routs among just-above-average home bakers, for almost no measurable reward.
—Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The results demonstrate that red meat, which was the only variable introduced to the mice, caused a direct and measurable biological change.
—New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2025
Even the smallest deviations during assembly can create measurable differences in performance.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
That the show is a food-star factory is not exactly in the spirit of the bake-offs that inspired it, which were vicious routs among just-above-average home bakers, for almost no measurable reward.
—Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The results demonstrate that red meat, which was the only variable introduced to the mice, caused a direct and measurable biological change.
—New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for measurable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for measurable
Adjective
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The hurricane center has warned residents there to keep an eye on the system and will issue watches and warnings if its path looks more definite.—
Alex Harris
Updated September 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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That said, there is some definite room for growth.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Buses are a major mode of transport in Mexico, where, though freight trains are common, passenger rail routes remain limited.—
Lizbeth Diaz,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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And with the aircraft manufacturing industry effectively a duopoly between Boeing and Airbus, options are limited.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Measurable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measurable. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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