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understandable

 
Dictionary: un·der·stand·a·ble   (ŭn'dər-stăn'də-bəl) pronunciation
 
adj.
  1. Capable of being understood: an understandable sentence.
  2. Expected or accepted under the circumstances: Their anger is understandable, given what happened.
understandability un'der·stand'a·bil'i·ty n.
understandably un'der·stand'a·bly adv.
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Term indicating that financial information is stated in terms that enable users to perceive its significance.

 
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adjective

    Capable of being readily understood: comprehensible, fathomable, intelligible, knowable. See knowledge/ignorance.

 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Able to be comprehended.

pronunciation Making a wrong decision is understandable. Refusing to search continually for learning is not. — Philip Crosby.

 
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: capable of being apprehended or understood
  Synonyms: apprehensible, intelligible, graspable, perceivable

Meaning #2: capable of being understood or interpreted
  Synonym: comprehensible


 
 
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