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DIVISIBLE
divisible
(adjective) capable of being or liable to be divided or separated; “even numbers are divisible by two”; “the Americans fought a bloody war to prove that their nation is not divisible”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
divisible (not comparable)
Capable of being divided or split.
(arithmetic) Of an integer, that, when divided by another integer, leaves no remainder.
Synonyms
• disunitable
• splittable
Antonyms
• (all meanings): indivisible, non-divisible
• (capable of being divided): combinable, mergeable, unifiable
Noun
divisible (plural divisibles)
Any substance that can be divided.
Source: Wiktionary
Di*vis"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. divisibilis, fr. dividere: cf. F. divisible. See Divide.]
Definition: Capable of being divided or separated. Extended substance . . . is divisible into parts. Sir W. Hamilton. Divisible contract (Law), a contract containing agreements one of which can be separated from the other.
– Divisible offense (Law), an offense containing a lesser offense in one of a greater grade, so that on the latter there can be an acquittal, while on the former there can be a conviction.
– Di*vis"i*ble*ness, n.
– Di*vis"i*bly, adv.
Di*vis"i*ble, n.
Definition: A divisible substance. Glanvill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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