Analyzable

/ˈænəlaɪzəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Capable of being broken down into smaller parts and studied carefully to understand how it works.

Etymology

From analyze (from Greek ana- 'up' + lysis 'loosening') + -able suffix meaning 'capable of.' The suffix -able comes from Latin habilis. This word developed in the 1600s as scientific methods required breaking things into components.

Kelly Says

The concept of 'analyzability' is actually what makes science possible—before people believed things could be taken apart and studied piece by piece, there was no real science, just guessing and superstition.

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