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interpretability

Definitions

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  • noun The ability to be interpreted

Etymologies

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interpretable +‎ -ity

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Examples

  • "Living" refers to a) long term interpretability as archives evolve, b) improved archive fidelity by filtering out irrelevant noise and c) considering a wide variety of content.

    Archive 2008-02-07 Jak Boumans 2008

  • The same thing is probably true of “who” and “whoever”, with one being less specific than the other and probably affecting the interpretability of sentences.

    Whoever v. Whomever! Cases collide! Match of the Century! « Motivated Grammar 2009

  • The malleability allows the writer to be given a more appealing, if not entirely untruthful, image; the interpretability means that we can find in him or her more or less whatever we require.

    Such, Such Was Eric Blair Barnes, Julian 2009

  • He also allowed for some general constraints on interpretability that an idealized “field linguist” might impose in coming up with a regimented interpretation scheme.

    Logical Form Pietroski, Paul 2009

  • The first one is honesty (to approach the available sources neutrally without bias, I'll calrify about it soon), the second one is trust (do you believe in the authenticity of the available sources?) and the third one is interpretability (do you take a direct route depending on the context).

    Did Jesus Claim To Be God? James F. McGrath 2009

  • LiWA will extend the current state of the art and develop the next generation of Web content capture, preservation, analysis, and enrichment services to improve fidelity, coherence, and interpretability of web archives.

    Archive 2008-02-07 Jak Boumans 2008

  • By developing methods for improved archive coherence and interpretability, the project contributes to ensuring its long-term usability.

    Archive 2008-02-07 Jak Boumans 2008

  • And given the equi-interpretability of MSO and PFO, it is likely that many applications of the logicality of the former can be served equally well by the logicality of the latter.

    Plural Quantification Linnebo, Øystein 2008

  • Compare how the original nursery rhyme sets up a similar estrangement with the word "shoe", but does not offer a counter-balance of interpretability.

    Strange Fiction 6 Hal Duncan 2006

  • Compare how the original nursery rhyme sets up a similar estrangement with the word "shoe", but does not offer a counter-balance of interpretability.

    Archive 2006-07-01 Hal Duncan 2006

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  • the quality of being interpretable; meaningfulness

    June 26, 2009