tractability
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tə adjective
1.
easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding: a tractable child; a tractable disposition.
2.
easily worked, shaped, or otherwise handled; malleable.
Origin:
1495–1505; < Latin tractābilis, equivalent to tractā(re) to handle, deal with (frequentative of trahere to draw) + -bilis -ble
1495–1505; < Latin tractābilis, equivalent to tractā(re) to handle, deal with (frequentative of trahere to draw) + -bilis -ble
Related forms
trac·ta·bil·i·ty, trac·ta·ble·ness, noun
trac·ta·bly, adverb
non·trac·ta·bil·i·ty, noun
non·trac·ta·ble, adjective
non·trac·ta·ble·ness, noun
non·trac·ta·b·ly, adverb
un·trac·ta·bil·i·ty, noun
un·trac·ta·ble, adjective
un·trac·ta·ble·ness, noun
un·trac·ta·b·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. manageable, willing, governable.
1. manageable, willing, governable.
Antonyms
1. stubborn.
1. stubborn.
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tractable (ˈtræktəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | easily controlled or persuaded |
| 2. | readily worked; malleable |
| [C16: from Latin tractābilis, from tractāre to manage, from trahere to draw] | |
| tracta'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'tractableness | |
| —n | |
| 'tractably | |
| —adv | |
| tractable (ˈtræktəbəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | easily controlled or persuaded |
| 2. | readily worked; malleable |
| [C16: from Latin tractābilis, from tractāre to manage, from trahere to draw] | |
| tracta'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'tractableness | |
| —n | |
| 'tractably | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
tractable
"manageable," c.1500, from L. tractabilis "that may be touched, handled, or managed," from tractare "to handle, manage" (see treat).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
The engine's power band is flexible, providing torque and tractability at lower revs in heavy traffic.
It is not scientific to over-simplify premises and models to gain tractability at the expense of accuracy.
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