projectableadj.
/prəˈdʒɛktəbl/, U.S. /prəˈdʒɛktəb(ə)l/, /proʊˈdʒɛktəb(ə)l/ That may be projected; capable of being projected.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > anticipation, forecast > [adjective] > that may be forecast
precalculable1819
forecastable1897
projectable1909
1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Projectable, a.
1973 T. Pynchon Gravity's Rainbow i. 126 He'd seen himself a point on a moving wavefront, propagating through sterile history—a known past, a projectable future.
1989 Advertising Age 29 May 12/5 Asking a nationally projectable sample to name the first advertising that comes to mind.
2004 E. Roman Opt-in Marketing iv. 129 Every campaign should contain at least one projectable test of the leverage points discussed in this section.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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