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computable

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /kəmˈpjuːtəbəl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Capable of being computed, or enumerated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of a problem, solvable by a Turing machine or any thereto Turing-equivalent model; Turing-computable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: computing, computing-theory, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: decidable, solvable

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

of a number, able to be approximated to arbitrary precision by a computable function

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: recursive, effective

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Of a countably infinite set, having a computable indicator function.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: mathematics, sciences, set-theory

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: recursive, decidable

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

may be computed or estimated

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a calculable risk
  • computable odds
  • estimable assets

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: estimable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin com- 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 *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English computable From compute + -able.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: computable — able to be computed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 可计算的 — able to be computed
  • Estonian: arvutatav — able to be computed
  • Finnish: laskettava — able to be computed
  • French: calculable — able to be computed
  • French: computable — able to be computed
  • German: berechenbar — able to be computed
  • Manx: so-choearroo — able to be computed
  • Manx: so-choontey — able to be computed
  • Portuguese: computável — able to be computed
  • Romanian: computabil — able to be computed
  • Romanian: calculabil — able to be computed
  • Slovak: vypočítateľný — able to be computed
  • Spanish: computable — able to be computed