examinabilityn.
/ᵻɡˌzamᵻnəˈbɪlᵻti/, /ɛɡˌzamᵻnəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ɪɡˌzæmənəˈbɪlᵻdi/, /ɛɡˌzæmənəˈbɪlᵻdi/ The fact or quality of being examinable (in various senses).
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the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [noun] > ability to be tested
examinability1810
testability1936
1810 Cobbett's Compl. Coll. State Trials VIII. 35 (note) The examinability of commitments for contempts, might tend to render those who should order such commitments more circumspect and cautious in the exercise of that power.
1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. III. vi. ix. 515 Every thing that relates to the examinability of the supposed extrajudicial witness has no place here.
1879 Law Rep.: Appeal Cases 4 801 No question arose as to the validity, or examinability, of a foreign judgment.
1967 E. N. Gladden Civil Services United Kingdom v. 101 The oft repeated assertion that examinability falls off consistently with increasing age.
2015 J. Foster After Sustainability viii. 196 Present education, with its..demeaning of practical skills in the service of frequently meaningless examinability on paper.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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