demonstrable
/dɪˈmɒnstrəb(ə)l
/adjective
Clearly apparent or capable of being logically proved: the demonstrable injustices of racism...
- The limitations of such a view of ‘instinct’ are clearly demonstrable in Freud's writings on art and artists.
- No such compelling reason, proven facts or demonstrable mistake has emerged.
- You will not be disappointed if you are looking for strong direction and, a clear plot and actors with clear, demonstrable talent.
Synonyms
verifiable, provable, attestable, evincible;
verified, proven, confirmed;
obvious, clear, clear-cut, plain, evident, apparent, manifest, patent, conspicuous, prominent, transparent, striking, distinct, noticeable, perceptible, observable, unmistakable, undeniable, self-evident
Derivatives
demonstrability
/ noun ...- Without the demonstrability of foolishness, there would be no hope for human progress.
- To be sure, in traditional Catholic thought, God's ‘demonstrability’ has been considered, in Aquinas's terms, to belong not to the ‘articles of faith’ but to the ‘preambles to the articles.’
- Such convictions though can never reach the level of absolute clarity and demonstrability that was sought by modernist epistemologies.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Latin demonstrabilis, from demonstrare 'point out'.