Synonyms

solvable

American

[sol-vuh-buhl] / ˈsɒl və bəl /

adjective

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.

solvable British

/ ˈsɒlvəbəl /

adjective

another word for soluble

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Other Word Forms

nonsolvability

noun
nonsolvableness

noun
solvability

noun
solvableness

noun
unsolvableness

noun
nonsolvable

adjective
unsolvable

adjective
unsolvably

adverb

Etymology

Origin of solvable

First recorded in 1640–50; solve + -able

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