voraussagbare

Voraussagbare is a German adjective meaning predictable or foreseeable. It is used attributively before a noun and declines according to gender, number, and case. In common usage, the form voraussagbare appears before singular feminine, masculine, or neuter nouns with a definite article (for example: die voraussagbare Zukunft, der voraussagbare Trend, das voraussagbare Ereignis). With an indefinite article or possessives, other endings are possible (for example: eine voraussagbare Entwicklung, ein voraussagbares Ergebnis).

In plural usage, the form becomes voraussagbaren after definite articles (die voraussagbaren Ergebnisse) or takes the corresponding plural endings in other constructions. The base adjective expresses that something can be predicted with a reasonable degree of confidence, based on information, trends, or patterns.

Voraussagbare is closely related to, and often interchangeable with, synonyms such as absehbar and vorhersehbar, though each word carries subtle nuances. Vorsehbar emphasizes foreseeability in a broader sense, while vorhersehbar connotes that something can be anticipated given known factors. Voraussagbar focuses on the capacity to predict based on available evidence or predictive reasoning, sometimes implying a degree of scientific or analytical basis.

Etymology: the adjective is formed from vor-, meaning before, combined with sagnorm from sagen (to say), and the suffix -bar meaning capable of. The noun form related to predictions is Voraussage or Voraussagbarkeit.

Overall, voraussagbare is a common, neutral term in German for describing phenomena, outcomes, or developments that can be forecast with plausible justification.