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Princeton's WordNet

  1. controllable, governableadjective

    capable of being controlled

Wiktionary

  1. controllableadjective

    Able to be controlled; subject to regulation or command.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Controllableadjective

    Subject to control; subject to command; subject to be over-ruled.

    Etymology: from control.

    Passion is the drunkenness of the mind, and therefore, in its present workings, not controllable by reason. South.

Wikipedia

  1. controllable

    Controllability is an important property of a control system, and the controllability property plays a crucial role in many control problems, such as stabilization of unstable systems by feedback, or optimal control. Controllability and observability are dual aspects of the same problem. Roughly, the concept of controllability denotes the ability to move a system around in its entire configuration space using only certain admissible manipulations. The exact definition varies slightly within the framework or the type of models applied.

ChatGPT

  1. controllable

    Controllable refers to the ability or power to direct, manage, or regulate something. It is something that can be altered or managed according to one's will, intentions, or actions. It can refer to various contexts such as situations, objects, machinery, or even behavior and costs in business terms.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Controllableadjective

    capable of being controlled, checked, or restrained; amenable to command

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of controllable in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of controllable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of controllable in a Sentence

  1. Ron Johnson:

    As sympathetic as I am toward anyone who yearns for the freedom and opportunity that Central America provides, it is not possible to properly accommodate all who do. Those who enter our country illegally without a valid asylum claim, put themselves and our society at risk, the goal of our policies should be to reduce the overwhelming flow of illegal migration and convert it to a controllable number of legal immigrants. Hopefully, Operation Safe Return will convince Central Americans, that on a bipartisan basis, Central America will do everything we can to prevent human traffickers from exploiting our laws and abusing immigrants seeking a better life, Central Americans said. The Trump administration ANNOUNCES MAJOR CRACKDOWN ON ASYLUM SEEKERS The bipartisan push comes amid a continuing crisis on the southern border, with tens of thousands of migrants being encountered and apprehended at the border each month. The Trump administration has focused The Trump administration efforts on trying to end loopholes in which family units who meet the initial credible fear test are released into the U.S. as cases are processed. This week, The Trump administration announced a policy that requires most migrants entering through Central America southern border to first seek asylum in one of the countries they traversed whether in Mexico, in Central America, or elsewhere on their journey. The Democrats meanwhile have focused more on the humanitarian aspect of the crisis, and have been extremely critical of the conditions in detention facilities, as well as Immigration and Customs Enforcement( ICE) operations in the homeland. Kyrsten Sinema told The Arizona Republic that the idea was in response to a meeting with administration and White House officials who Kyrsten Sinema said were focused on changing asylum laws and challenging the 1997 Flores agreement that set standards for treatment of migrants and how long minors can be held in custody.

  2. Mayor Eduardo Paes:

    The Olympics are also in a time that has very little rain, then this amount of debris that comes from five municipalities in the metropolitan region, with poor sanitation, is also controllable...I do not see as a problem for the Olympics.

  3. Sipho P Nkosi:

    Take care of what is controllable and let go of what is uncontrollable.

  4. Ryan Bremner:

    Rituals in general serve a calming function, they distract the mind which might otherwise go down one of those rabbit holes of useless worry, and they give us a sense of influence or control over something that may not be ultimately controllable.

  5. Hypersonic Test Vehicle 3X:

    We're now producing a controllable, low-drag, aerodynamic configuration capable of stable operation from take-off, to sub-sonic, trans-sonic, super-sonic, and hypersonic to Mach 6.

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