verifiability
|ver-i-fi-bil-i-ty|
/ˌvɛrɪfəˈbɪlɪti/
capability of being checked
Etymology
'verifiability' originates from Modern English, formed by the adjective 'verifiable' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ity'; 'verifiable' in turn comes from Old French/Anglo-Norman 'verifier' and Medieval Latin 'verificare', where the Latin elements 'verus' meant 'true' and 'facere' meant 'to make'.
'verifiability' developed from the Latin verb 'verificare' → Old French/Medieval Latin 'verifier' → Middle English 'verifien'/'verify' → adjective 'verifiable' → noun 'verifiability'.
Originally connected to the action 'to make true' or 'to prove,' the sense shifted to the condition or quality of something being able to be checked or proven; today it denotes the capability of being verified.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the quality or state of being verifiable; capable of being checked, tested, or proven to be true or accurate.
The verifiability of the study's results depended on whether other researchers could reproduce the experiment.
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Last updated: 2025/09/26 12:33