demonstrableadj.n.

Brit.

/dᵻˈmɒnstrəbl/, U.S.

/dᵻˈmɑnstrəb(ə)l/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French demonstrable; Latin demonstrabilis.

Etymology: < (i) Middle French demonstrable (French démontrable ) capable of being shown or made evident (late 13th cent. in Old French), capable of proof (c1370), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin demonstrabilis capable of proof (6th cent. in Boethius) < classical Latin demonstrāre demonstrate v. + -bilis -ble suffix. Compare Spanish demostrable (1423; rare before 17th cent.).

A. adj.

1. Capable of being shown or made evident; (also) evident; readily apparent. In later use sometimes overlapping with sense A. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > evident certainty > [adjective]

witterc1175

apert1340

clearc1380

plainc1395

apparentc1400

demonstrablea1425

demonstrate1509

sensible?1531

explicit1623

apodicticala1638

demonstrated1646

apodictic1652

flat1665

decided1757

distinct1828

a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) (1891) l. 4688 I wolde..shewe thee withouten fable A thyng that is not demonstrable.

c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) v. l. 2954 (MED) I mekely preie..Of Vlixes þe dreme to discrive..Declaryng hym be tokenes ful notable And by signes verray demonstrable..His fatal day þat shulde folwe sone.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iii. iv. 140 Some vnhatcht practice, Made demonstrable here in Cypres to him, Hath pudled his cleere spirit.

1658 J. Robinson Endoxa vii. 44 I know, after two or three days incubation, that there is a Sanguine-like string;..but that that should be the Umbilicality of the Chicken, is not by sight demonstrable.

1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. vi. 6 That it should be more demonstrable to the Kingdom, than yet it was, that the War was, on his Majesties part, purely defensive.

1740 C. Cibber Apol. Life C. Cibber iii. 37 In what shape they wou'd severally come out..was not then demonstrable to the deepest Foresight.

1816 Edinb. Ann. Reg. 1814 7 iv. 76/2 The expectations which appear to have been formed by the authors of this act are demonstrable by its provisions.

1867 J. Hogg Microscope (ed. 6) ii. i. 263 This body without any demonstrable influence of a nucleus is capable of subdividing.

1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 158 Upon the vaso-motor nerves..[it] has no demonstrable influence.

1920 Glasgow Herald 10 Apr. 4 If there were any demonstrable superiority in this ‘pound mil’ system it might be worth while to face all..delays.

1956 N. Cardus Close of Play 37 What is action break? In what way is it a term with a meaning more demonstrable..than ‘seamer’ and ‘leg-cutter’?

1993 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 29 Aug. 3/3 Individuals with no demonstrable authority.

2008 B. Goldacre Bad Sci. xv. 275 There was a strong anti-smallpox-vaccine movement in Leicester well into the 1930s, despite its demonstrable benefits.

2. Of a theory, proposition, etc.: capable of being proved by logical reasoning or deduction or (in later use) by the presentation of evidence.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [adjective] > capable of being proved

provably1395

provablea1425

monstrablec1429

probable1485

demonstrable1551

justifiable1580

averrable1588

verifiable1593

ostentative1601

remonstrable1604

affirmable1611

demonstrative1612

showablea1617

deducible1617

declarable1646

evidenceable1660

evincible1761

demonstratable1814

establishable1918

1551 R. Record Pathway to Knowl. i. xxiv This is a certaine waye to fynde any touche line, and a demonstrable forme.

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxiii. 151 All points of Christian doctrine are either demonstrable conclusions or demonstratiue principles.

1608 Bp. T. Morton Preamble Incounter 40 Science standeth vpon demonstrable principles.

1662 H. More Coll. Philos. Writings (ed. 2) Pref. Gen. p.xiii It being so mathematically demonstrable that there is that which is properly called Spirit.

1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews II. iii. viii. 127 A Doctrine in my Opinion, not only metaphysically, but if I may so say, mathematically demonstrable.

1746 H. Fielding in True Patriot 8 Apr. 1/1 With numberless other Propositions equally plain and demonstrable.

1839 Maysville (Kentucky) Eagle 18 Dec. 1/3 The ancient existence of an immense lake..appears geologically demonstrable.

1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic xi. 374 Propositions are also said to be demonstrable, if they require or admit of proof.

1922 W. R. Inge Outspoken Ess. II. 19 Finitism and Infinitism are equally demonstrable and equally refutable.

1937 Mind 46 60 Gödel has shown that the particular sentence in question is undecidable, i.e., neither it nor its negation is demonstrable.

1991 New Scientist 19 Jan. 66/2 Formation of bubbles from microcavities in sparkling wines is not just a theory but a demonstrable fact.

B. n.

A theory, proposition, etc., which is capable of being proved by logical reasoning, deduction, or the presentation of evidence. Also (with the): such propositions, etc., as a class; that which is demonstrable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [noun] > that which is certain

certainty1330

suretyc1400

demonstrable1656

given1879

pipe1895

1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. viii. 53 Of Moods or Tropes there are two kinds, one of indemonstrables.., the other of demonstrables.

1748 W. Duncan Elements Logick iii. v. 258 It [sc. Logic]..distinguishes the self-evident from the demonstrable.

1778 R. Robinson tr. C. Vitringa in tr. J. Claude Ess. Composition Serm. I. 407 They confound the demonstrable with the probable, and render the whole doubtful.

1848 A. Henfrey tr. M. J. Schleiden Plant xi. 272 He who places himself in direct opposition to sound human understanding, on the domain of the demonstrable, subjects himself to the curse of ridicule which nothing can withstand.

1875 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 462 Nor are our contemporary dogmatists content with offering themselves as strict adherents to demonstrables and demonstration.

1946 E. Partridge Journey to Edge of Morning iii. 67 No philosophical system consists of demonstrables only; every system consists, in the main, of probables and plausibles.

1999 P. J. Aspell Medieval Western Philos. vi. 293 As the ‘credibles’ increased and the demonstrables decreased, the marriage of faith and reason..was breaking up in the fourteenth century.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	demonstrable
释义	demonstrableadj.n. Brit. /dᵻˈmɒnstrəbl/, U.S. /dᵻˈmɑnstrəb(ə)l/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French demonstrable; Latin demonstrabilis. Etymology: < (i) Middle French demonstrable (French démontrable ) capable of being shown or made evident (late 13th cent. in Old French), capable of proof (c1370), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin demonstrabilis capable of proof (6th cent. in Boethius) < classical Latin demonstrāre demonstrate v. + -bilis -ble suffix. Compare Spanish demostrable (1423; rare before 17th cent.). A. adj. 1. Capable of being shown or made evident; (also) evident; readily apparent. In later use sometimes overlapping with sense A. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > evident certainty > [adjective] witterc1175 apert1340 clearc1380 plainc1395 apparentc1400 demonstrablea1425 demonstrate1509 sensible?1531 explicit1623 apodicticala1638 demonstrated1646 apodictic1652 flat1665 decided1757 distinct1828 a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) (1891) l. 4688 I wolde..shewe thee withouten fable A thyng that is not demonstrable. c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) v. l. 2954 (MED) I mekely preie..Of Vlixes þe dreme to discrive..Declaryng hym be tokenes ful notable And by signes verray demonstrable..His fatal day þat shulde folwe sone. a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iii. iv. 140 Some vnhatcht practice, Made demonstrable here in Cypres to him, Hath pudled his cleere spirit. View more context for this quotation 1658 J. Robinson Endoxa vii. 44 I know, after two or three days incubation, that there is a Sanguine-like string;..but that that should be the Umbilicality of the Chicken, is not by sight demonstrable. 1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. vi. 6 That it should be more demonstrable to the Kingdom, than yet it was, that the War was, on his Majesties part, purely defensive. 1740 C. Cibber Apol. Life C. Cibber iii. 37 In what shape they wou'd severally come out..was not then demonstrable to the deepest Foresight. 1816 Edinb. Ann. Reg. 1814 7 iv. 76/2 The expectations which appear to have been formed by the authors of this act are demonstrable by its provisions. 1867 J. Hogg Microscope (ed. 6) ii. i. 263 This body without any demonstrable influence of a nucleus is capable of subdividing. 1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 158 Upon the vaso-motor nerves..[it] has no demonstrable influence. 1920 Glasgow Herald 10 Apr. 4 If there were any demonstrable superiority in this ‘pound mil’ system it might be worth while to face all..delays. 1956 N. Cardus Close of Play 37 What is action break? In what way is it a term with a meaning more demonstrable..than ‘seamer’ and ‘leg-cutter’? 1993 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 29 Aug. 3/3 Individuals with no demonstrable authority. 2008 B. Goldacre Bad Sci. xv. 275 There was a strong anti-smallpox-vaccine movement in Leicester well into the 1930s, despite its demonstrable benefits. 2. Of a theory, proposition, etc.: capable of being proved by logical reasoning or deduction or (in later use) by the presentation of evidence. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [adjective] > capable of being proved provably1395 provablea1425 monstrablec1429 probable1485 demonstrable1551 justifiable1580 averrable1588 verifiable1593 ostentative1601 remonstrable1604 affirmable1611 demonstrative1612 showablea1617 deducible1617 declarable1646 evidenceable1660 evincible1761 demonstratable1814 establishable1918 1551 R. Record Pathway to Knowl. i. xxiv This is a certaine waye to fynde any touche line, and a demonstrable forme. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxiii. 151 All points of Christian doctrine are either demonstrable conclusions or demonstratiue principles. 1608 Bp. T. Morton Preamble Incounter 40 Science standeth vpon demonstrable principles. 1662 H. More Coll. Philos. Writings (ed. 2) Pref. Gen. p.xiii It being so mathematically demonstrable that there is that which is properly called Spirit. 1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews II. iii. viii. 127 A Doctrine in my Opinion, not only metaphysically, but if I may so say, mathematically demonstrable. 1746 H. Fielding in True Patriot 8 Apr. 1/1 With numberless other Propositions equally plain and demonstrable. 1839 Maysville (Kentucky) Eagle 18 Dec. 1/3 The ancient existence of an immense lake..appears geologically demonstrable. 1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic xi. 374 Propositions are also said to be demonstrable, if they require or admit of proof. 1922 W. R. Inge Outspoken Ess. II. 19 Finitism and Infinitism are equally demonstrable and equally refutable. 1937 Mind 46 60 Gödel has shown that the particular sentence in question is undecidable, i.e., neither it nor its negation is demonstrable. 1991 New Scientist 19 Jan. 66/2 Formation of bubbles from microcavities in sparkling wines is not just a theory but a demonstrable fact. B. n. A theory, proposition, etc., which is capable of being proved by logical reasoning, deduction, or the presentation of evidence. Also (with the): such propositions, etc., as a class; that which is demonstrable. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [noun] > that which is certain certainty1330 suretyc1400 demonstrable1656 given1879 pipe1895 1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. viii. 53 Of Moods or Tropes there are two kinds, one of indemonstrables.., the other of demonstrables. 1748 W. Duncan Elements Logick iii. v. 258 It [sc. Logic]..distinguishes the self-evident from the demonstrable. 1778 R. Robinson tr. C. Vitringa in tr. J. Claude Ess. Composition Serm. I. 407 They confound the demonstrable with the probable, and render the whole doubtful. 1848 A. Henfrey tr. M. J. Schleiden Plant xi. 272 He who places himself in direct opposition to sound human understanding, on the domain of the demonstrable, subjects himself to the curse of ridicule which nothing can withstand. 1875 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 462 Nor are our contemporary dogmatists content with offering themselves as strict adherents to demonstrables and demonstration. 1946 E. Partridge Journey to Edge of Morning iii. 67 No philosophical system consists of demonstrables only; every system consists, in the main, of probables and plausibles. 1999 P. J. Aspell Medieval Western Philos. vi. 293 As the ‘credibles’ increased and the demonstrables decreased, the marriage of faith and reason..was breaking up in the fourteenth century. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.a1425
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