removable

[ri-moo-vuh-buhl]

adjective

1. that may be removed.

2. Mathematics.

   1. (of a singularity of a function of a complex variable) noting that the function is not analytic at the point but that the function can be redefined so as to be analytic at the point.

   2. (of a discontinuity) noting that the function is discontinuous at the point but that the function can be redefined so as to be continuous at the point.

Other Word Forms

• removability noun
• removableness noun
• removably adverb
• nonremovable adjective
• unremovable adjective
• unremovableness noun
• unremovably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of removable¹

First recorded in 1525–35; remove + -able

Related Words

• portable