solvable

[ sol-vuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. capable of being solved, as a problem.

  2. Mathematics. (of a group) having a normal series of subgroups in which successive quotient groups are Abelian.

  1. Archaic. soluble (def. 1).

Origin of solvable

1
First recorded in 1640–50; solve + -able

Other 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

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British Dictionary definitions for solvable

solvable

/ (ˈsɒlvəbəl) /


adjective
  1. another word for soluble (def. 1)

Derived forms of solvable

  • solvability or solvableness, noun

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