adjective
tractable
TRAK-tuh-bul/ˈtræktəbl/
Readily manageable through directed effort.
The tractable horse follows the woman through the gate on a loose rope.
Etymology
“Capable of being handled” bridges physical handling and practical management. The Latin adjective already meant manageable or pliant, the sense used for people, animals, or situations that are easy to deal with.
In context
having your research data and your clinical data living in the same database space, such that it becomes much more tractable to query it, to write analytics over it
More examples
- The trainer finds the young horse surprisingly tractable.
- The revised equation is tractable with basic algebra.
- Warm water makes the clay more tractable.
Forms
tractable · more tractable · most tractable
tractability noun — Ease of being managed, influenced, or solved.
Similar words
- manageable
- Emphasizes keeping something under control rather than solving it.
- solvable
- Specifically describes problems that can be resolved or answered.
- docile
- Describes people or animals willing to accept guidance or control.