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divisible

[dih-viz-uh-buhl]

Origin

adjective

capable of being divided.

Mathematics.

capable of being evenly divided, without remainder.

of or pertaining 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.

Origin:
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

Related forms

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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Divisible is always a great word to know.

So is fraction. Does it mean:

to change the denomination or form, but not the value, of a fraction or polynomial

a number usually expressed in the form a/b, a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed

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divisible (dɪˈvɪzəb^əl)

—*adj*
	capable of being divided, usually with no remainder

di'visibleness

—n

di'visibly

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

divisible

1550s, from L. divisibilis, from divis-, pp. stem of dividere (see divide).

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