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controllable

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adj/kənˈtɹoʊləbəl/
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    Able to be controlled; subject to regulation or command.

    • For instance, such nonweather factors as insects, disease, errors of management, accidents, and other factors may not be considered controllable […]
    • A spring-loaded reducing valve, controllable from the cab, admitted h.p. steam to both h.p. and l.p. cylinders whenever necessary, as, for example, on starting; [...].
noun/kənˈtɹoʊləbəl/
  1. 1

    Any factor that can be controlled.

    • The widest variety of marketing research studies focus on the influences of controllables—products, distribution, promotion, and price.

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