expression
conceivable; possible to think
Used to express that something is logically possible or imaginable; often appears in formal or written contexts.
彼が犯人だということも考え得る。
It is also conceivable that he is the culprit.
この問題にはいくつかの解決策が考え得る。
Several solutions are conceivable for this problem.
考え得る is more formal and literary; 考えられる is the common everyday equivalent.
Compound of 考える (to think) and the classical auxiliary verb 得る (うる, to be able to), meaning 'can think' or 'conceivable'.