measurable
part of speech
adjective (measurable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Measurable means able to be measured. tree →
2) Measurable also means big enough to be noticed, like a measurable difference. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths and science: length, mass, time and temperature are measurable; in goals and school reports, «measurable progress» means you can show how much better.
examples
- Height is measurable with a tape measure. tree →
- Is happiness measurable? tree →
- There was a measurable rise in temperature. tree →
- Set a measurable goal, like reading 20 pages a day. tree →
- The plant showed measurable growth in a week. tree →
- Kindness isn't easily measurable. tree →
note
Spelling: drop the final e of «measure» and add «-able»: measurable. Opposite: immeasurable (too big to measure).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «measurable» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.