Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being learned.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Such as can be learned.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective That can be
learned .
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Examples
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In some respects, this kind of learnable system is what I was talking about in my post on learning from game design.
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In some respects, this kind of learnable system is what I was talking about in my post on learning from game design.
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It might be more accurate to use the term "learnable" or "learner-friendly" for this type of playability.
Culture of Poverty Gitlin, Todd 1968
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And here's the good news: these are 'learnable' skills.
EzineArticles 2010
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I don't see anything about the language that makes it any less "learnable" than its predecessors its just that there is, perhaps, more to learn.
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It's not really necessary to invent an entire learnable language anyway; just enough to give an idea of what it sounds like does the trick, like you said.
Klaatu Barada Nicto... grrm 2010
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A more logical language is a more learnable language, and since language is passed down from generation to generation, we expect that exceedingly difficult-to-acquire portions of a language will be eventually lost by this process.
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Like anything, innovation or creating ideas with impact, as I broadly define it in this class takes practice and specific learnable skills.
Ben Uyeda: Innovate Before You Incubate: Harvard's Real World Obstacle Course for Practicing Innovation Ben Uyeda 2012
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Learning theory shows that this set of potentially learnable languages must be restricted, so the brain cannot pick up every conceivable grammar.
SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011
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Potentially effective methods for achieving this outcome include rejecting the negative stereotype that women have poor spatial skills, encouraging women to view spatial skills as learnable, encouraging females to engage in more spatial tasks, and providing positive feedback when they do so.
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.: Confidence Matters Just as Much as Ability Ph.D. Scott Barry Kaufman 2012
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