measurable

/ˈmɛʒərəbəl/

/ˈmɛʒərəbəl/

If you can determine the exact size of something, it's measurable. Your Spanish class's average score on a test is measurable — but the amount of enthusiasm your classmates felt about taking the test isn't measurable.

If you can measure something, figuring out its precise size, degree, or amount, then it's measurable. There's a measurable quantity of milk left in the fridge and a measurable amount of snow in your front yard. A slightly different way to use this adjective is to mean noticeable, or important enough to be measured. If there's a measurable improvement in your sister's mood after you help her clean her room, the difference is enough for you to notice — even if it's just slightly better.

Definitions of measurable

1. adjective

   capable of being measured
   “measurable depths”

   synonyms: mensurable

   antonyms:

   immeasurable

   impossible to measure

   abysmal

   very great; limitless

   illimitable, limitless, measureless

   without limits in extent or size or quantity
2. adjective

   of distinguished importance
   “a measurable figure in literature”

   synonyms:

   important, of import

   of great significance or value