MEASURABLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does measurable mean? 

• MEASURABLE (adjective)
  The adjective MEASURABLE has 2 senses:

1. capable of being measured

2. of distinguished importance

  Familiarity information: MEASURABLE used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MEASURABLE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Capable of being measured

Synonyms:

measurable; mensurable

Context example:

measurable depths

Attribute:

magnitude (the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small))

Antonym:

immeasurable (impossible to measure)

Derivation:

measurability (the quality of being measurable)

measure (express as a number or measure or quantity)

measure (determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of distinguished importance

Context example:

a measurable figure in literature

Similar:

important; of import (of great significance or value)

 Context examples 

The area under the moment curve (AUMC) from the time of dosing to the last measurable concentration divided by the weight.

(AUMC Dosing to Last Concentration Normalized by Weight, NCI Thesaurus)

The area under the urinary excretion rate curve (AURC) from time zero to the last measurable rate divided by the dose.

(AURC All Normalized by Dose, NCI Thesaurus)

The area under the urinary excretion rate curve (AURC) from time zero to the last measurable rate divided by the surface area.

(AURC All Normalized by Surface Area, NCI Thesaurus)

The amount of a substance required to achieve a specified, measurable physiological change in a controlled environment.

(Clinical Unit, NCI Thesaurus)

Terminology relevant to the measurable result or effect of treatment on a disease.

(CDISC SDTM Disease Outcome Terminology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The area under the moment curve (AUMC) from the time of dosing to the last measurable concentration divided by the body mass index.

(AUMC Dosing to Last Concentration Normalized by Body Mass Index, NCI Thesaurus)

The area under the moment curve (AUMC) from the time of dosing to the last measurable concentration divided by the surface area.

(AUMC Dosing to Last Concentration Normalized by Surface Area, NCI Thesaurus)

Biochemical Activity Level is a measurable amount of a specific function or role performed by a biological entity in a Biophysical Process, Biochemical Reaction, or Biochemical Process.

(Biochemical Activity Level, NCI Thesaurus)

The area under the moment curve (AUMC) from the time of dosing to the last measurable concentration divided by the dose.

(AUMC Dosing to Last Concentration Normalized by Dose, NCI Thesaurus)

The area under the urinary excretion rate curve (AURC) from time zero to the time of the last observation, regardless of whether the last observation is a measurable concentration or not.

(Area Under Urinary Excretion Rate Curve All, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)