Calculables

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Capable of being determined or figured out by mathematical or logical methods ; referring to quantities or factors that can be assessed or estimated with precision ; relating to elements that are measurable or quantifiable through calculation
2. Able to be computed or derived through mathematical procedures ; describing values or parameters that can be accurately measured or predicted ; pertaining to concepts or objects that yield to quantitative analysis or evaluation
3. Susceptible to estimation or resolution through numerical or systematic processes ; involving components or variables that can be logically quantified or accounted for ; connected to data or information that is accessible through computation or calculation

Etymology: "Calculable" is built from the verb "calculate" plus the suffix "-able", meaning "capable of being". The verb comes from Latin "calculare", "to count with pebbles", from "calculus", a small stone. Romans counted and reckoned on counting boards using pebbles, so the word's original picture is literal: moving stones across a surface to tally a sum. "Calculable" itself is a much later formation. English gained "calculate" in the 1500s, and the adjective followed as a straightforward derivation from it, meaning something that can be reckoned or measured by calculation. Its sense of "open to calculation" is the plain extension of that, with no dramatic shift in meaning along the way.

Synonyms: computable, countable, measurable, quantifiable

Antonyms: incalculable, immeasurable, unquantifiable