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Demonstrable vs Certifiable - What's the difference?

demonstrable | certifiable |

As adjectives the difference between demonstrable and certifiable

is that demonstrable is able to be demonstrated while certifiable is (of a document) that can, or that must be certified.

As a noun certifiable is

(informal) a crazy person.

demonstrable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • able to be demonstrated
    • It is demonstrable that water extinguishes fire.

    Antonyms

    * indemonstrable * undemonstrable

    Related terms

    * demonstrability

    See also

    * provable

    certifiable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a document) That can, or that must be certified.
  • (informal, of a person) Mentally ill to such an extent that involuntary institutionalization is appropriate; crazy.

    • Synonyms

    * (mentally ill): insane, mad, nuts

    Derived terms

    * certifiably

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A crazy person.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=August 22, author=Bob Herbert, title=Voices of Anxiety, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Forget the certifiables who are scrawling Hitler mustaches on pictures of the president. }}

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