målbar

Målbar is an adjective used in Swedish to describe something that can be measured or assessed against a target or objective. In practice, it refers to outcomes, criteria, or performance that lend themselves to evaluation against predefined goals, rather than solely to numeric measurement. The term is common in business, project management, education, and research, where clear targets and progress indicators are important.

The word is formed from the noun mål, meaning goal or target, combined with the suffix -bar, which conveys capability or possibility. This gives målbar the nuance of “capable of being measured in relation to a goal.” In Swedish, it is often contrasted with mätbar, which more strictly denotes something that can be quantified through measurement. While the two can overlap, målbar emphasizes alignment with objectives, whereas mätbar emphasizes the act of measurement itself.

Usage and related concepts: Målbar is frequently used with nouns such as resultat (outcome), framsteg (progress), prestanda (performance), or effekter (effects). Phrases like “målbara resultat” or “målbar framgång” are common in performance reviews, strategy planning, and policy evaluation. Related terms include måluppfyllelse (goal attainment) and målbarhet (measurability toward a goal). The distinction between målbar and mätbar can guide how success is defined and assessed in different contexts.