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describable

ADJECTIVE
definable
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Pauli, in an attempt to explain the structure of atomic spectra and the periodic table, had recently postulated that electrons had a “two-valuedness not describable classically.”

From Scientific American Nov. 22, 2022

Rauch is determined to be an optimist about his one large idea: that an established scientific method reliant on discernible facts and describable methodology can still produce consensus among opinion-shapers and elites on fundamental issues.

From Washington Post Jul. 7, 2021

Of their children, only my cousins Butchie and Kyle are describable as mustache men.

From New York Times Oct. 14, 2020

“We started to walk around and it was extremely sad, it was not describable the devastation and the sound of the explosion,” he said.

From Reuters Aug. 5, 2020

They were anything but describable, having been conceived, manufactured, shipped, and sold in various states of thoughtlessness, greed, and indifference.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison




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