discernibility
Ability to perceive
Discernibility is the quality of being able to be perceived, distinguished, or recognized.
When something has discernibility, it can be detected or told apart from other things.
The term appears most often in technical and philosophical contexts, where fine distinctions matter: The discernibility of the two signals depends on the sensitivity of your equipment.
In logic and philosophy, discernibility relates to the principle that distinct objects must differ in at least one property.
Range of clear sight
- detectabilityCapacity to be noticed
- noticeabilityState of being apparent
- observabilityHow well internals reveal themselves
- conspicuousnessState of being noticeable
salience · prominence · manifestness · tangibility · evidence · recognizability · sensibility · palpability
State of being see-through
- lucidityClearness of mind
- intelligibilityQuality of being understood
- comprehensibilityClarity of meaning
- legibilityClearness of text
coherence · explicitness · perspicuity · clearness · understandability · articulateness · readability · distinctness
Recognizing meaningful differences
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- contrastNotable difference between things
- separationState of being apart
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
divergence · disparity · dissimilarity · dichotomy · categorization · classification · distinguishability · partition
visibility
Range of clear sight
- detectabilityCapacity to be noticed
- noticeabilityState of being apparent
- observabilityHow well internals reveal themselves
conspicuousness · salience · prominence · manifestness · tangibility · evidence · recognizability · sensibility · palpability · obviousness
transparency
State of being see-through
- lucidityClearness of mind
- intelligibilityQuality of being understood
- comprehensibilityClarity of meaning
legibility · coherence · explicitness · perspicuity · clearness · understandability · articulateness · readability · distinctness · obviousness
differentiation
Recognizing meaningful differences
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- contrastNotable difference between things
- separationState of being apart
demarcation · divergence · disparity · dissimilarity · dichotomy · categorization · classification · distinguishability · partition · bifurcation
subtlety
Fine distinction, easily missed
- gradationIncremental transition between stages
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- refinementElegance of manner
delicacy · finesse · intricacy · detail · variation · overtone · undertone · hint · implication · connotation
discernibilityinvisibility
State of being unseen
imperceptibility · undetectability · hiddenness · concealment · obscurity
discernibilityindistinguishability
State of being identical
indistinctness · vagueness · confusion · ambiguity · blurriness
discern, discerning, discernible, discernment, discerned, indiscernible, discernibly, discerner