solvable
capable of being solved, as a problem.
Mathematics. (of a group) having a normal series of subgroups in which successive quotient groups are Abelian.
Archaic. soluble (def. 1).
Origin of solvable
1Other words from solvable
- solv·a·bil·i·ty, solv·a·ble·ness, noun
- non·solv·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·solv·a·ble, adjective
- non·solv·a·ble·ness, noun
- un·solv·a·ble, adjective
- un·solv·a·ble·ness, noun
- un·solv·a·bly, adverb
Words that may be confused with solvable
- 1. insoluble, insolvable, unsolvable
- 2. solvable , soluble
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How to use solvable in a sentence
Policy experts reassure us that if taken seriously as a threat, nuclear terrorism is both preventable and solvable.
It’s time to take domestic nuclear terrorism seriously | Jayita Sarkar | January 27, 2021 | Washington PostWhat I hope this has done is pushed the conversation beyond acceptance to a point where we can see mental illness as a solvable “injury,” and that there’s a path forward.
Alexi Pappas's New Book Tackles the Heavy Stuff | Molly Mirhashem | January 11, 2021 | Outside OnlineAll of these results show the importance of considering existing mathematical ideas in new contexts in order to figure out if a problem is even currently solvable.
Africa was supposedly a land of disasters, unsolvable poverty, or, worst of all, irrelevant to Americans.
How I Got Addicted to Africa (and Wrote a Thriller About It) | Todd Moss | September 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKoskinen is just the latest target for GOP venting over the emails and what the agency insists was an unsolvable IT problem.
House Republicans Take on John Koskinen: Scenes From an IRS Sideshow | Tim Mak | June 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Children today seem like an unsolvable problem—an evil trick played on adults by nature itself.
Different incidents but both are deep problems that plague each country and seem unsolvable.
A Nation of Onlookers: India’s Violence Against Women and America’s Guns | Dilip D’Souza | December 22, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTNot everything gets wrapped up with a pretty bow; some mysteries are unsolvable, some victims inconsolable.
‘Inspector Lewis’ on PBS’s ‘Masterpiece Mystery’: TV’s Smartest Sleuths | Jace Lacob | July 6, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThey had been plunging deep into the solving of unsolvable problems, and she turned her burning old eyes on him as she answered.
In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim | Frances Hodgson BurnettAll night he pondered schemes of rescue or escape, until his brain reeled and his soul grew sick before the unsolvable problem.
Earth's Enigmas | Charles G. D. RobertsThe unspeakable, unsolvable mystery of it all rested like a weight on the spirits of both men.
Bob Hampton of Placer | Randall ParrishIt was in no way a remarkable article to buy, nor one I would be likely to connect with a deep, unsolvable problem.
The House of Strange Secrets | A. Eric BaylyShe remained upheld in spirit, while yet she seemed to brood over an unsolvable problem.
The Mysterious Rider | Zane Grey
British Dictionary definitions for solvable
/ (ˈsɒlvəbəl) /
another word for soluble (def. 1)
Derived forms of solvable
- solvability or solvableness, noun
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