Probable vs Provable - What's the difference?
probable | provable |
Likely or most likely to be true.
Likely to happen.
Supporting, or giving ground for, belief, but not demonstrating.
(obsolete) Capable of being proved.
Of a statement or hypothesis that can be proven.
As adjectives the difference between probable and provable
is that probable is likely or most likely to be true while provable is of a statement or hypothesis that can be proven.probable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- It's probable that it will rain tomorrow.
- The probable source of the failure was the mass of feathers in the intake manifold.
- With all the support we have, success is looking probable .
- probable''' evidence; '''probable presumption
- (Blackstone)