provable

adjective

prov·​able ˈprü-və-bəl 

: able to be proved

a provable mathematical formula

Whether or not he was following any such directives may become provable as Moscow files are opened to scholars.

—Timothy J. Reiss

provableness noun

see also disprovable, unprovable

Synonyms

• checkable
• confirmable
• demonstrable
• empirical
• empiric
• supportable
• sustainable
• verifiable

Examples of provable in a Sentence

the police have more than enough evidence to build a provable case against the accused

Recent Examples on the Web

Hodder points to extensive research that shows very limited provable differences between the lives of women and men at the Neolithic settlement. —The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Dec. 2024

The provable scarcity of Bitcoin ensures that new buyers will enter the market. —Korok Ray, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024

Now is the time for state prosecutors with jurisdiction over Trump’s outrageous crimes to step up, be counted for democracy and aggressively pursue these eminently provable cases alleging theft of classified documents and conspiracy regarding his actions on and before Jan. 6, 2021. —Dennis C. McAndrews, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024

Their strength lies not in provable accuracy, but in their ability to combine diverse perspectives and quickly adapt to new information, expressing this collective knowledge in a single, clear metric - the probability of an event. —Andrey Sergeenkov, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, from prover "to prove" + -able -able

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above