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divisible

[ dih-viz-uh-buhl ]

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adjective

capable of being divided.
Mathematics.
1. capable of being evenly divided, divide, without remainder.
2. of or relating to a group in which given any element and any integer, there is a second element that when raised to the integer equals the first element.

divisible

/ dɪˈvɪzəbəl /

adjective

capable of being divided, usually with no remainder

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Derived Forms

diˈvisibly, adverb
diˈvisibleness, noun

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Other Words From

di·visi·ble·ness noun
di·visi·bly adverb
nondi·visi·ble adjective
undi·visi·ble adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of divisible¹

1545–55; (< Anglo-French ) < Late Latin dīvīsibilis, equivalent to Latin dīvīs ( us ), past participle of dīvidere to divide ( dī- di- ² + vīd- (variant stem) + -tus past participle suffix) + -ibilis -ible

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Example Sentences

It turns out that 60 is a wonderful number because it is divisible by one, two, three, four, five, and six.

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The mere fact that it divides itself, or imparts itself to others, shows that it was already divisible before the division.

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Every year of which the figure is divisible by four is a leap-year.

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Still another pretty stitch, easily adjusted to any garment, is as follows: Chain a number of stitches divisible by 3, turn.

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In Denmark the peat deposits of this age are divisible into five layers, characterised by different dominant forms of trees.

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The largest dock is divisible by a central caisson so that four ships can be docked at one time.

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divisibility division

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