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Demonstrable definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEMONSTRABLE, a. That may be demonstrated; that may be proved beyond doubt or contradiction; capable of being shown by certain evidence, or by evidence that admits of no doubt; as, the principles of geometry are demonstrable.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: necessarily or demonstrably true; "demonstrable truths" [syn: demonstrable, incontrovertible]
2: capable of being demonstrated or proved; "obvious lies"; "a demonstrable lack of concern for the general welfare"; "practical truth provable to all men"- Walter Bagehot [syn: demonstrable, provable]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 15th century 1. capable of being demonstrated 2. apparent, evident • demonstrability noun • demonstrably adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. capable of being shown or logically proved. Derivatives: demonstrability n. demonstrably adv. Etymology: ME f. L demonstrabilis (as DEMONSTRATE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Demonstrable De*mon"stra*ble, a. [L. demonstrabilis: cf. OF. demonstrable, F. d['e]montrable.] 1. Capable of being demonstrated; that can be proved beyond doubt or question. The grand articles of our belief are as demonstrable as geometry. --Glanvill. 2. Proved; apparent. [Obs.] --Shak.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

A demonstrable fact or quality can be shown to be true or to exist. (FORMAL) The road safety programme is having a demonstrable effect on road users... ADJ: usu ADJ n • demonstrably ...demonstrably false statements. ADV

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Provable, capable of being proved, capable of absolute proof or demonstration.

Moby Thesaurus

absolute, actual, admitting no question, apodictic, apparent, attestable, authenticatable, certain, checkable, conclusive, confirmable, demonstratable, demonstrated, displayable, displayed, evident, evincible, exhibitable, exhibited, factual, historical, inappealable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, irrefragable, irrefutable, manifest, obvious, positive, provable, real, self-evident, shown, substantiatable, supportable, sustainable, testable, unanswerable, unconfutable, undeniable, unimpeachable, unquestionable, unrefutable, validatable, verifiable