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computable.

Capable of being computed, or enumerated.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/kəmˈpjuːtəbəl//ˈkɒmpjʊtəbəl/obsolete
  1. Capable of being computed, or enumerated.

    not-comparable
  2. Of a problem, solvable by a Turing machine or any thereto Turing-equivalent model; Turing-computable.

    not-comparable
  3. of a number, able to be approximated to arbitrary precision by a computable function

    not-comparable
  4. Of a countably infinite set, having a computable indicator function.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computō Latin computārelbor. French computerbor. English compute Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English computable From compute + -able.

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