separable

[sep-er-uh-buh l, sep-ruh-]

adjective

capable of being separated, parted, or dissociated.

Mathematics.

containing a countable dense subset.
(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.Compare separation of variables.

Origin of separable

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

Related formssep·a·ra·bil·i·ty, sep·a·ra·ble·ness, nounsep·a·ra·bly, adverbnon·sep·a·ra·bil·i·ty, nounnon·sep·a·ra·ble, adjectivenon·sep·a·ra·ble·ness, nounnon·sep·a·ra·bly, adverbun·sep·a·ra·ble, adjectiveun·sep·a·ra·ble·ness, nounun·sep·a·ra·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for unseparable

separable

adjective

able to be separated, divided, or parted

Derived Formsseparability or separableness, nounseparably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for unseparable

adj.

late 14c. from un- (1) "not" + separable. The usual word now is inseparable.

separable

adj.

late 14c., from Latin separabilis, from separare (see separate (v.)). Related: Separability.