särskiljbara

Särskiljbara is a Swedish adjective meaning capable of being distinguished or separated from others by observation or analysis. The term is used in everyday language as well as in scientific and technical contexts to describe objects, features, or data that can be told apart due to differences in properties such as color, shape, size, or statistical characteristics. The base form is särskiljbar, and the plural form used with plural nouns is särskiljbara (for example: två särskiljbara egenskaper).

In scientific usage, särskiljbar emphasizes separability or discriminability: if two items are särskiljbara, their distinguishing features allow them to be told apart without ambiguity under the chosen method of observation. The concept is closely related to, and sometimes contrasted with, indistinguishable or inseparable cases, depending on the context (for example in physics, statistics, or data analysis).

Etymology: the word is formed from the prefix sär- meaning "separate" or "distinct" and the verb skilja/skillja "to separate, to distinguish," with the suffix -bar indicating "able to be."

Related terms include skiljbar (distinguishable or separable in a general sense) and distinkt (distinct).

See also: discriminability, separability, distinguishable.