solvable
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).
Origin of solvable
1Other words from solvable
- solv·a·bil·i·ty, solv·a·ble·ness, noun
- non·solv·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·solv·a·ble, adjective
- non·solv·a·ble·ness, noun
- un·solv·a·ble, adjective
- un·solv·a·ble·ness, noun
- un·solv·a·bly, adverb
Words that may be confused with solvable
- 1. insoluble, insolvable, unsolvable
- 2. solvable , soluble
Words Nearby solvable
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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 DiegoRather, 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 DiegoA 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 NewsOne, 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 | THE DAILY BEASTThat 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 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 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 | THE DAILY BEASTThe good news is this problem is solvable and we know where to focus our efforts.
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. HornungSome 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 GravesGreen means the problem is solvable within the conditions set down.
Death Wish | Robert SheckleyFacts in nature are connected by a thousand knots of which no one is solvable by human logic.
The Natural Philosophy of Love | Remy de GourmontIt is then an endless task, completed by constantly renewed attacks, and always only approximately solvable.
British Dictionary definitions for solvable
/ (ˈsɒlvəbəl) /
another word for soluble (def. 1)
Derived forms of solvable
- solvability or solvableness, noun
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