Able to be affirmed, confirmed, or stated as true.
From affirm (Latin affirmare, 'to make firm') plus the suffix -able, meaning 'capable of.' The term emerged to describe statements or beliefs that could be positively confirmed.
In philosophy and law, this word separates what can be proven true from what's just speculation—it's the difference between 'I can show you' and 'I think so.'
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