divisible

[ dih-viz-uh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. capable of being divided.

  2. Mathematics.

    • capable of being evenly divided, without remainder.

    • of or relating to a group in which given any element and any integer, there is a second element that when raised to the integer equals the first element.

Origin of divisible

1
1545–55; (<Anglo-French ) <Late Latin dīvīsibilis, equivalent to Latin dīvīs(us), past participle of dīvidere to divide (dī-di-2 + vīd- (variant stem) + -tus past participle suffix) + -ibilis-ible

Other words from divisible

  • di·vis·i·ble·ness, noun
  • di·vis·i·bly, adverb
  • non·di·vis·i·ble, adjective
  • un·di·vis·i·ble, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for divisible

divisible

/ (dɪˈvɪzəbəl) /


adjective
  1. capable of being divided, usually with no remainder

Derived forms of divisible

  • divisibleness, noun
  • divisibly, adverb

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