Definition of OBSERVABLE

observable

Plural: observables

Adjective Satellite

  • capable of being seen or noticed
    • "an observable change in behavior"

Adj

  • Able to be observed.
  • Deserving to be observed; worth regarding; remarkable.

Noun

  • Any physical property that can be observed and measured directly and not derived from other properties

Examples

  • 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.
  • Temperature is an observable but entropy is derived.
  • The strange new star was at the edge of the observable universe.

Origin / Etymology

From observe + -able.

Scrabble Score: 17

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Words With Friends Score: 21

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