as in understandable
capable of being understood
a book that makes the subject of longitude comprehensible to most laymen
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The precise figures are less important than the core takeaway, however: Syrians are split in their loyalties, and those splits are comprehensible.
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Daniel Corstange, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2016
Meaningful Transparency Transparency must go beyond surface-level initiatives to create trust-building and comprehensible healthcare experiences.
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The culture shock is comprehensible given Porsche’s priority on function over form.
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Generative analytics helps organizations understand how to dig into large datasets by breaking them down into comprehensible components.
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Daniel Corstange, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2016
Meaningful Transparency Transparency must go beyond surface-level initiatives to create trust-building and comprehensible healthcare experiences.
—Rajeev Ronanki, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The culture shock is comprehensible given Porsche’s priority on function over form.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
Generative analytics helps organizations understand how to dig into large datasets by breaking them down into comprehensible components.
—Jimmie Lee, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Comprehensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprehensible. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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