Answerability

/ˌænsərəˈbɪləti/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being able to be answered or capable of providing a response to a question.

Etymology

From answer (Old English andswaru, combining 'and-' and 'swear,' meaning to pledge a response) plus the suffix -ability, meaning 'capable of being,' from Latin habilis.

Kelly Says

Philosophers and scientists debate the answerability of 'big questions'—some questions about consciousness or the nature of existence might be fundamentally unanswerable, not because we're not smart enough, but because they're outside what human minds can access!

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