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separable

sep·a·ra·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sep-er-uh-buh l, sep-ruh-]
    • /ˈsɛp ər ə bəl, ˈsɛp rə-/
    • /ˈsep.ər.ə.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sep-er-uh-buh l, sep-ruh-]
    • /ˈsɛp ər ə bəl, ˈsɛp rə-/

Definitions of separable word

  • adjective separable capable of being separated, parted, or dissociated. 1
  • adjective separable 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. 1
  • adjective separable divisible, able to be separated 1
  • adjective separable If things are separable, they can be separated from each other. 0
  • adjective separable able to be separated, divided, or parted 0
  • adjective separable that can be separated 0

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Origin of separable

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin sēparābilis, equivalent to sēparā(re) to separate + -bilis -ble

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Parts of speech for Separable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

separable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

separable usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for separable

adj separable

  • attachable — to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
  • conveyable — to carry, bring, or take from one place to another; transport; bear.
  • deployable — able to be deployed
  • detachable — If a part of an object is detachable, it has been made so that it can be removed from the object.
  • liftable — to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist.

adjective separable

  • dissoluble — capable of being dissolved: tablets dissoluble in water.
  • dissolvable — to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution: to dissolve salt in water.
  • dividable — capable of being divided; divisible.
  • divisible — capable of being divided.
  • individual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.

Antonyms for separable

adj separable

  • as one — If a group of people does something as one, all the people do the same thing at the same time or in the same way.
  • inseparable — incapable of being separated, parted, or disjoined: inseparable companions.
  • inseverable — unable to be severed or separated: an inseverable alliance.

adjective separable

  • indistinguishable — not distinguishable.
  • indivisible — not divisible; not separable into parts; incapable of being divided: one nation indivisible.

Top questions with separable

  • how to do separable differential equations?
  • how to solve separable equations?

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