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explainable

/ɪkˈspleɪ.nə.bəl/
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Adverb:explainably
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• adjective

1

Capable of being accounted for, made clear, or understood through reason and evidence.

Example

"The sudden drop in temperature was easily explainable once the meteorologists tracked the incoming cold front."

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Word Nuance & Usage

While 'explicable' is historically preferred in formal prose, 'explainable' is widely accepted and is the standard term in computer science for transparent algorithmic models (as in 'explainable artificial intelligence').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Explainable. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/explainable
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