solvable

[ sol-vuh-buhl ]

/ ˈsɒl və bəl /

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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 (def. 1).

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Origin of solvable

First recorded in 1640–50; solve + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM solvable

solv·a·bil·i·ty, solv·a·ble·ness, nounnon·solv·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·solv·a·ble, adjectivenon·solv·a·ble·ness, noun

un·solv·a·ble, adjectiveun·solv·a·ble·ness, nounun·solv·a·bly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH solvable

1. insoluble, insolvable, unsolvable 2. solvable , soluble

Words nearby solvable

solution of contiguity, solution of continuity, solution set, solutizer, Solutrean, solvable, solvate, solvation, Solvay, Solvay process, solve

How to use solvable in a sentence

Rather, the term refers to solvable, long-running problems that have festered here as a result of a lack of leadership and vision.
San Diego Could Soon Get a Vacation From Its Long-Running Rental Showdown|Lisa Halverstadt|August 26, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Rather, the term refers to solvable, long-running issues that have festered here as a result of a lack of leadership and vision.
A Convention Center Expansion Is Still Years and Several Court Battles Away|Scott Lewis|August 25, 2021|Voice of San Diego
A cylinder with food inside — solvable only by going around to an open end, but tempting to gnaw on the middle —challenged puppies’ self-control.
Dogs tune into people in ways even human-raised wolves don’t|Jaime Chambers|July 12, 2021|Science News
One, I think that this is actually a solvable problem largely with a lot of technology that’s being developed.
Better cybersecurity means finding the “unknown unknowns”|MIT Technology Review Insights|May 26, 2021|MIT Technology Review

“America is flying blind” quickly became a refrain, not only for scientists seeking support for their work, but for critics of the US response looking for a solvable problem.
The CDC’s $1.75 billion sequencing boom may be throwing money at the wrong problem|Cat Ferguson|April 5, 2021|MIT Technology Review
But the first two things are totally solvable problems, people.
Gmail Priority Inbox Freakout: Calm Down, Guys, Opting Out Is Easy|Winston Ross|July 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
That should be a solvable problem, former Yahoo employees told The Daily Beast.
Current, Former Yahoo Employees Question the Ban on Working From Home|Winston Ross|February 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The good news is, this is an urgent but solvable problem, because almost all of these deaths are preventable.
Christy Turlington Burns: Why You Should Stay Mum This Mother’s Day|Christy Turlington Burns|May 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The good news is this problem is solvable and we know where to focus our efforts.
The Real Cost of High-School Dropouts|Alma J. Powell|May 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The riddle was perhaps more easily solvable by an inveterate novelist than by the average member of the community.
The Shadow of the Rope|E. W. Hornung
Some of them are shown to be solvable by recently developed spiritual laws, while others are proven to be founded wholly in error.
The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors|Kersey Graves
Green means the problem is solvable within the conditions set down.
Death Wish|Robert Sheckley
Facts in nature are connected by a thousand knots of which no one is solvable by human logic.
The Natural Philosophy of Love|Remy de Gourmont
It is then an endless task, completed by constantly renewed attacks, and always only approximately solvable.
International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I|Various

British Dictionary definitions for solvable

solvable

/ (ˈsɒlvəbəl) /

adjective

another word for soluble (def. 1)

Derived forms of solvable

solvability or solvableness, noun

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