Determinable

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Determinable \De*ter"mi*na*ble\, a. [L. determinabilis finite.
     See {Determine}, v. t.]
     Capable of being determined, definitely ascertained, decided
     upon, or brought to a conclusion.
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           Not wholly determinable from the grammatical use of the
           words.                                   --South.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  determinable
       adj : capable of being determined or limited or fixed;
             "determinable velocities"; "matters determinable by
             law" [ant: {indeterminable}]

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  DETERMINABLE. What may come to an end, by the happening of a contingency; as 
  a determinable fee. See 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 1695.