quantifiable

[kwon-tuh-fahy-uh-buhl]

adjective

1. able to be measured or counted.

   The goal for your walking program should be quantifiable, like 45 minutes per day, or a particular number of miles.

Other Word Forms

• nonquantifiable adjective
• quantifiably adverb
• unquantifiable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of quantifiable¹

quantify ( def. ) + -able ( def. )

Example Sentences

Let’s look at a quantifiable way to apply television ratings to the presidency: inaugurations.

From Los Angeles Times

The court documents reveal that in Mr Castleton's case his quantifiable financial losses include:

From BBC

Power may not be totally in the hands of the people, but it’s being dispersed in quantifiable amounts.

From Salon

The equation was simplistically designed to target those countries with surpluses, not those with recognisable quantifiable trade barriers.

From BBC

Not all roles lend themselves to easily quantifiable success metrics like revenue generation, error reduction, customer satisfaction ratings, project completion rates or cost savings.

From Salon

Related Words

• perceptible 
• quantitative 
• significant