attributable
Americanadjective
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able to be considered the result of the cause indicated.
Its success in becoming one of the most livable urban environments is attributable to a bold long-term vision, expressed in unconventional planning decisions.
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able to be considered a quality or characteristic of the person, thing, group, etc., indicated.
To eliminate variability in brain measurements attributable to gender, only males were included in this study.
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able to be considered the work or action of the person or group indicated.
Statements in this blog are made solely by the author and are not attributable to the law firm for which she works.
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able to be considered a product of the indicated period, culture, etc..
The theme for performances at the carnival is anything attributable to the 16th century—any art, science, game, martial activity, or cuisine.
Other Word Forms
- nonattributable adjective
- unattributable adjective
Etymology
Origin of attributable
Example Sentences
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Much of the stocks’ woes were attributable to AI start-up Anthropic’s agent software.
From Barron's
Profit attributable to shareholders rose 36 percent to US$2.3 billion, while total revenue and other income jumped 30 percent to also hit a peak of US$3.7 billion.
From Barron's
The rest would need to come from spending cuts and revenue increases attributable to other government activities.
They speculate some of the decrease could be attributable to some declining demand stemming from recent winter storms.
The bank said that York estimates that around half of its $140 billion total addressable market is attributable to the Golden Dome, while 30% can be traced to work for intelligence agencies.
From MarketWatch
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