"knowability" meaning in English

See knowability in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: knowabilities [plural]
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  1. The quality or state of being knowable. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (quality or state of being knowable): poznatelnost [feminine] (Czech), cognoscibilidad [feminine] (Spanish)
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Inflected forms

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