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provability

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The condition of being provable

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

capability of being demonstrated or logically proved

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: demonstrability

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: indisputability, indubitability, unquestionability, unquestionableness

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English prove Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English provability From prove + -ability.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Beweisbarkeit — condition of being provable
  • Greek: αποδειξιμότητα (apodeiximótita) — condition of being provable
  • Turkish: kanıtlanabilirlik — condition of being provable