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

Political website Guido Fawkes reported the motion was launched to make members "feel welcome", with one student said to have commented "patriotism and colonialism are not really separable".

From BBC

In other words, Solms wants to move past the model of mind that sees clear-eyed thought as somehow separable from our baser feelings.

From Washington Post

Brady’s late-career move allows for a measurement of his personal impact on a team, separable from the 20 years of greatness with the mechanistic New England Patriots.

From Washington Post

There is no recognition that in a pandemic, no person’s well-being can be fully separable from another’s.

From Washington Post

In the past, governments have made these choices based on the view that investments and values are separable.

From The Guardian