solvable

[ sol-vuh-buh l ]

/ 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.

Words nearby solvable

solution of contiguity, solution of continuity, solution set, solutizer, solutrean, solvable, solvate, solvation, solvay, solvay process, solve

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

insoluble insolvable unsolvablesolvable soluble

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Examples from the Web for unsolvable

Africa was supposedly a land of disasters, unsolvable poverty, or, worst of all, irrelevant to Americans.
How I Got Addicted to Africa (and Wrote a Thriller About It)|Todd Moss|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Koskinen is just the latest target for GOP venting over the emails and what the agency insists was an unsolvable IT problem.
House Republicans Take on John Koskinen: Scenes From an IRS Sideshow|Tim Mak|June 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Children today seem like an unsolvable problem—an evil trick played on adults by nature itself.
Why Kids Are Making Us Crazy|James Poulos|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not everything gets wrapped up with a pretty bow; some mysteries are unsolvable, some victims inconsolable.
‘Inspector Lewis’ on PBS’s ‘Masterpiece Mystery’: TV’s Smartest Sleuths|Jace Lacob|July 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Neither is unsolvable, but neither has yet endured the full public discussion that it might in a more noticeable war.
What’s Wrong With Awlaki’s Killing|Stephen L. Carter|September 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Abowian, as yet inexperienced in Russian ways, regarded the riddle as unsolvable.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 65, No. 403, May, 1849|Various
What Kant gave up as an unsolvable problem, can be seen to be only a natural process.
Outlines of Educational Doctrine|John Frederick Herbart
It was all an unsolvable problem, with bad temper and suspicion on both sides.
The Last American Frontier|Frederic L. (Frederic Logan) Paxson
This is no unsolvable problem if we face it wisely and courageously.
United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches|Various
They had been plunging deep into the solving of unsolvable problems, and she turned her burning old eyes on him as she answered.
In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim|Frances Hodgson Burnett

British Dictionary definitions for unsolvable

solvable

/ (ˈsɒlvəbəl) /

adjective

another word for soluble (def. 1)

Derived forms of solvable

solvability or solvableness, noun

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solvable

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adjective

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