"computable" meaning in English

See computable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kəmˈpjuːtəbəl/, /ˈkɒmpjʊtəbəl/ [obsolete] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-computable.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: compute + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|compute|able}} compute + -able Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} computable (not comparable)
  1. Capable of being computed, or enumerated. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-computable-en-adj-3uaRO7k6 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 10 34 36 20
  2. (computing theory) Of a problem, solvable by a Turing machine or any thereto Turing-equivalent model; Turing-computable. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Theory of computing Synonyms: decidable
    Sense id: en-computable-en-adj-vwUxgRy2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 52 19 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 10 34 36 20 Topics: computing, computing-theory, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. (mathematics) of a number, able to be approximated to arbitrary precision by a computable function Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: recursive, effective Translations (able to be computed): 可计算的 (Chinese Mandarin), arvutatav (Estonian), laskettava (Finnish), berechenbar (German), so-choearroo (Manx), so-choontey (Manx), computabil (Romanian), calculabil (Romanian), vypočítateľný (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-computable-en-adj-3WT15-0C Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 10 34 36 20 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'able to be computed': 29 12 53 5
  4. (mathematics, set theory) Of a countably infinite set, having a computable indicator function. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics, Set theory Synonyms: recursive, decidable
    Sense id: en-computable-en-adj-wRGMjk2h Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 10 34 36 20 Topics: mathematics, sciences, set-theory
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: computably, computability, computable function, computable analysis

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