ascertainableadj.
/asəˈteɪnəb(ə)l/ That may be ascertained.† 1. Capable of being fixed, settled, or decided.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > [adjective]
terminable1423
affirmable1611
confirmable1646
ascertainable1783
settleable1837
certifiable1846
1783 H. Blair Lect. Rhetoric (1801) I. 29 Ascertainable by no standard, but wholly dependent on changing fancy.
2. Capable of being discovered or learned by experiment, examination, or investigation.
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the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > [adjective] > able to be ascertained
reperible?a1475
discoverable1572
ascertainable1805
1805 W. Saunders Treat. Mineral Waters (ed. 2) 155 The water..does not actually deposit any other substance in any ascertainable quantity.
1859 J. Ruskin Two Paths App. i. 257 Not a matter of opinion at all, but a matter of ascertainable fact.
1874 F. W. Farrar Life Christ I. iii. 30 The exact year..is not ascertainable with any certainty from Scripture.
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adj.1783