separable

American  

[sep-er-uh-buhl, sep-ruh-] / ˈsɛp ər ə bəl, ˈsɛp rə- /

adjective

1. capable of being separated, parted, or dissociated.

2. Mathematics.

   1. containing a countable dense subset.

   2. (of a differential equation) capable of being written so that coefficients of the differentials of the independent and dependent variables are, respectively, functions of these variables alone.

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separable British  

/ ˈsɛprəbəl, ˈsɛpərəbəl /

adjective

1. able to be separated, divided, or parted

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Other Word Forms

• nonseparability noun
• nonseparable adjective
• nonseparableness noun
• nonseparably adverb
• separability noun
• separableness noun
• separably adverb
• unseparable adjective
• unseparableness noun
• unseparably adverb

Etymology

Origin of separable

1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin sēparābilis, equivalent to sēparā ( re ) to separate + -bilis -ble

Example Sentences

But up until then, the night’s two starting pitchers were hardly separable.

From Los Angeles Times

The tribunal rejected the claim as the firms were in "separable" areas.

From BBC

The definition of food addiction is separable from obesity.

From Scientific American

“Classification and judgment are seldom separable,” he wrote.

From New York Times

To that end, Bub thinks a universe in which dynamics are not separable is not such a bad idea.

From Scientific American