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Webster 1913 Edition
Observable
Ob-serv′a-ble
,Adj.
[L.
observabilis
: cf. F. observable
.] 1.
Capable of being observed; discernible; noticeable.
Sir. T. Browne.
The difference is sufficiently
– observable
. Southey.
Ob-serv′a-ble-ness
, Noun.
Ob-serv′a-bly
, adv.
Webster 1828 Edition
Observable
OBSERV'ABLE
,Adj.
1.
That may be observed or noticed.2.
Worthy of observation or of particular notice; remarkable.I took a just account of every observable circumstance of the earth, stone, metal or other matter.
Definition 2024
observable
observable
English
Adjective
observable (comparative more observable, superlative most observable)
- Able to be observed.
- The strange new star was at the edge of the observable universe
- Deserving to be observed.
- Easter is an observable holiday
Translations
able to be observed
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deserving to be observed
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Noun
observable (plural observables)
- (physics) 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 average one may recover something resembling a classical observable.
Translations
any physical property
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