demonstrablenessn.
/dᵻˈmɒnstrəblnəs/, U.S. /dᵻˈmɑnstrəb(ə)lnəs/ Now somewhat rare.
= demonstrability n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > evident certainty > [noun] > capability of
demonstrableness1660
demonstrability1663
1660 T. White Relig. & Reason ii. 113 Predicates and truths..which every Divine agrees of God, and I onely extend that kind of demonstrableness to other Articles.
1675 J. Smith Christian Relig. Appeal i. 30 The irrefragable demonstrableness thereof.
1706 S. Clarke Disc. Nat. Relig. 205 The natural Demonstrableness both of the Obligations and Motives of Morality.
1820 B. Travers Synopsis Dis. Eye ii. i. 142 The locality and demonstrableness of diseased states.
1922 Mod. Lang. Jrnl. 7 88 Literature as a creative art lacks that compelling demonstrableness which is the grace and virtue of science.
2006 J. Pierson in T. Berker et al. Domestication of Media & Technol. ii. xi. 219 Perceived usefulness has been supplemented with variables like..job relevance, output quality and result demonstrableness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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