feasible
Use Feasible in a sentence
zə adjective
1.
capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
2.
probable; likely: a feasible theory.
3.
suitable: a road feasible for travel.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English feseable, faisible < Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent to fes-, fais- (variant stem of faire < Latin facere to do) + -ible -ible
1425–75; late Middle English feseable, faisible < Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent to fes-, fais- (variant stem of faire < Latin facere to do) + -ible -ible
Related forms
fea·si·bil·i·ty, fea·si·ble·ness, noun
fea·si·bly, adverb
non·fea·si·bil·i·ty, noun
non·fea·si·ble, adjective
non·fea·si·ble·ness, noun
non·fea·si·b·ly, adverb
un·fea·si·bil·i·ty, noun
un·fea·si·ble, adjective
un·fea·si·ble·ness, noun
un·fea·si·b·ly, adverb
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feasible (ˈfiːzəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | able to be done or put into effect; possible |
| 2. | likely; probable: a feasible excuse |
| [C15: from Anglo-French faisable, from faire to do, from Latin facere] | |
| feasi'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'feasibleness | |
| —n | |
| 'feasibly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
feasible
"capable of being done, accomplished or carried out," mid-15c., from Anglo-Fr. faisible, from O.Fr. faisible, from fais-, stem of faire "do, make," from L. facere "do, perform" (see factitious). Fowler recommends this word only for those "who feel that the use of an ordinary
word for an ordinary notion does not do justice to their vocabulary or sufficiently exhibit their cultivation." Related: Feasibility; feasibly.
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Computing Dictionary
feasible definition
algorithmA description of an algorithm that takes polynomial time (that is, for a problem set of size N, the resources required to solve the problem can be expressed as some polynomial involving N).
Problems that are "feasible" are said to be "in P" where P is polynomial time. Problems that are "possible" but not "feasible" are said to be "in NP".
(2001-04-12) systems analysis
A description of a project or system for which a feasibility study gives a positive answer.
(2006-07-11)
Example sentences
And if for mammoths, then probably also for other extinct animals, but none of this is feasible yet.
The legacy of championship racers and show horses could conceivably live on forever if reproducible copies are indeed feasible.
After noticing a touch of skepticism surfacing about feasible results that can be generated from this pledge.
It is a misleading concept because higher prices make it economically feasible to develop more expensive sources of energy.
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