observable
Collocations
5ADJ.
classical, definable
VERB + OBSERVABLE
became, center, edge, patents, resembling
OBSERVABLE + NOUN
american, entropy, fact, holiday, trans, universe
PREP.
through
ADV.
easily, highly, mostly, nationally, only
Definitions
adj
Able to be observed.
The strange new star was at the edge of the observable universe.
In 1913, in the same year that Mother's Day became a nationally observable holiday, the American people passed another milestone: for the first time in American history more than one person in one thousand was divorced.
Deserving to be observed; worth regarding; remarkable.
noun
Any physical property that can be observed and measured directly and not derived from other properties
Temperature is an observable but entropy is derived.
In quantum mechanics, observables correspond to Hermitian operators. Also, they act a lot like random variables. Taking their expected value one may recover something resembling a classical observable.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — capable of being seen or noticed
- discernible
- evident
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6The strange new star was at the edge of the observable universe.
WiktionaryIn 1913, in the same year that Mother's Day became a nationally observable holiday, the American people passed another milestone: for the first time in American history more than one person in one tho
WiktionaryAlthough intellectual property rights, such as patents, are highly observable, they are mostly limited to product technologies. Process technologies, or the routines endemic in the firm's production,
WiktionaryTemperature is an observable but entropy is derived.
WiktionaryIn quantum mechanics, observables correspond to Hermitian operators. Also, they act a lot like random variables. Taking their expected value one may recover something resembling a classical observable
WiktionaryIsolated material particles are abstractions, their properties being definable and observable only through their interaction with other systems.
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