separable

American

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

adjective

capable of being separated, parted, or dissociated.
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.

separable British

/ ˈsɛprəbəl, ˈsɛpərəbəl /

adjective

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

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