"determinability" meaning in All languages combined

See determinability on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: determinabilities [plural]
Etymology: From determine + -ability. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|determine|ability}} determine + -ability Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} determinability (countable and uncountable, plural determinabilities)
  1. The quality of being determinable. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-determinability-en-noun-8k8GzHvy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ability, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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