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divisible

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di⋅vis⋅i⋅ble

  [di-viz-uh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. capable of being divided.
2. Mathematics.
a. capable of being evenly divided, without remainder.
b. 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; (< AF) < LL dīvīsibilis, equiv. to L dīvīs(us), ptp. of dīvidere to divide (dī- di- 2 + vīd- (var. s.) + -tus ptp. suffix) + -ibilis -ible

Related forms:
di⋅vis⋅i⋅ble⋅ness, noun
di⋅vis⋅i⋅bly, adverb
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di·vis·i·ble   (dĭ-vĭz'ə-bəl)   
adj.  Capable of being divided, especially with no remainder: 15 is divisible by 3 and 5.
di·vis'i·bil'i·ty, di·vis'i·ble·ness n., di·vis'i·bly adv.
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Main Entry: di·vis·i·ble
Pronunciation: d&-'vi-z&-b&l
Function: adjective
: capable of being divided esp. into independent parts (as promises or interests) divisible contract> —compare ENTIRE —di·vis·i·bil·i·ty /d&-"vi-z&-'bi-l&-tE/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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