separable
[ sep-er-uh-buhl, 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
1Other words from separable
- sep·a·ra·bil·i·ty, sep·a·ra·ble·ness, noun
- sep·a·ra·bly, adverb
- non·sep·a·ra·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·sep·a·ra·ble, adjective
- non·sep·a·ra·ble·ness, noun
- non·sep·a·ra·bly, adverb
- un·sep·a·ra·ble, adjective
- un·sep·a·ra·ble·ness, noun
- un·sep·a·ra·bly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for separable
separable
/ (ˈsɛpərəbəl, ˈsɛprəbəl) /
adjective
able to be separated, divided, or parted
Derived forms of separable
- separability or separableness, noun
- separably, adverb
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