trainable

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Noisy circuits may appear trainable, but this is partly because noise has already reduced their effective complexity.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Although cats are very trainable – they're very food motivated – cats usually train us more than we train them.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2023

“They were highly trainable with peanuts,” he said.

From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2022

The authors reviewed existing studies and data on animal cognition and found that while dogs are smart and trainable, they are not “super smart,” despite what most dog owners will tell you.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2018

The business of the church school is still largely that of filling minds with theological data rather than training young, trainable lives to become religious schoolboys, religious voters, religious parents.

From Religious Education in the Family by Cope, Henry Frederick