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detectability

detectability noun: the state of being detectable.

Noun

detectability (countable and uncountable, plural detectabilities)

  1. (uncountable) The state of being detectable.
    • 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
  2. (countable) The extent to which something is detectable.

Forms of detectability

pluraldetectabilities

Origin of detectability

From detect + -ability.

Words formed from detectability

Questions about detectability

What does detectability mean?
Detectability means the state of being detectable.
What part of speech is detectability?
Detectability is a noun.
What is the plural of detectability?
The plural of detectability is detectabilities.

Words near detectability in the dictionary

  1. detechnicalized
  2. detechnicalizes
  3. detechnicalizing
  4. detect
  5. detectabilities
  6. detectability
  7. detectable
  8. detectable warning surface
  9. detectable warning surfaces
  10. detectably
  11. detectaphone

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