humanreadability
Humanreadability is the ease with which a reader can recognize, process, and understand written text. The concept covers language clarity, logical structure, and how visual presentation supports comprehension. It applies to a broad audience and contrasts with machine readability, which measures whether software can parse the text.
Key factors include vocabulary familiarity, sentence length, syntax, and cohesion, as well as typography, line length,
Common measures of readability are formulas such as Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level, SMOG, and
To improve readability, use plain language, shorter sentences, concrete nouns, active voice, and consistent terminology. Organize
Applications include education, journalism, government communication, and user documentation. Readability should be matched to the audience