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automatability

automatability noun: the quality of being automatable; the ability to be automated.

Noun

automatability (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being automatable; the ability to be automated.
    • Montague adopted a very strong notion of systematicity and regularity in translation, much stronger than mere effective computability of the translation function (i.e., automatability in principle).1981, David R. Dowty et al., Introduction to Montague Semantics, Kluwer, →ISBN, page 261
    • All of these cases raise the issue of computer supportability and automatability of proof procedures.2000, Ricarda Weber, Accounting and Payment Concepts for Fee-based Scientific Digital Libraries, Herbert Utz Verlag, →ISBN, page 262

Origin of automatability

From automate + -ability.

Questions about automatability

What does automatability mean?
Automatability means the quality of being automatable; the ability to be automated.
What part of speech is automatability?
Automatability is a noun.

Words near automatability in the dictionary

  1. automasks
  2. automasochistic
  3. automassage
  4. automat
  5. automata
  6. automatability
  7. automatable
  8. automate
  9. automated
  10. automated clearing house
  11. automated clearing houses

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