operationalizableadj.
/ɒpəˈreɪʃn̩əlˌʌɪzəbl/, /ɒpəˈreɪʃn̩l̩ˌʌɪzəbl/, /ɒpəˈreɪʃənl̩ˌʌɪzəbl/, /ɒpəˈreɪʃ(ə)nəlˌʌɪzəbl/, U.S. /ˌɑpəˈreɪʃənlˌaɪzəb(ə)l/, /ˌɑpəˈreɪʃnəˌlaɪzəb(ə)l/ Capable of being operationalized; realizable.
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operational1953
operationalizable1968
operatory1968
1968 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 74 101/1 This conservative emphasis is especially unfortunate for social scientists, since it is the progressive wing of the psychoanalytic profession whose..concepts and generalization are sometimes operationalizable.
1975 Cooperation & Conflict (Oslo) 10 35/1 As it consists of transactions, the transactor profile characteristic is more easily operationalizable.
1999 M. Lewis Soothing & Stress ii. vi. 131 The concept of ‘responsivity’ has gained considerable credence as a central and operationalizable dimension of infant behavior.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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