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controllability

controllability noun: the quality or extent of being controllable; controllableness.

Noun

controllability (countable and uncountable, plural controllabilities)

  1. The quality or extent of being controllable; controllableness.
    • These conditions are discussed under the subjects of controllability, stabilizability, reconstructability, and detectability in the literature on linear optimal control.2018, Lars Ljungqvist and Thomas J. Sargent, Recursive macroeconomic theory, 4th edition, MIT Press, page 137

Forms of controllability

pluralcontrollabilities

Origin of controllability

From controllable + -ity.

Words formed from controllability

Questions about controllability

What does controllability mean?
Controllability means the quality or extent of being controllable; controllableness.
What part of speech is controllability?
Controllability is a noun.
What is the plural of controllability?
The plural of controllability is controllabilities.

Words near controllability in the dictionary

  1. controligarch
  2. controligarchs
  3. controling
  4. controll
  5. controllabilities
  6. controllability
  7. controllable
  8. controllableness
  9. controllables
  10. controllably
  11. controlled

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