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separableness

[sep-er-uh-buhl, sep-ruh-]

sep·a·ra·ble

[sep-er-uh-buhl, sep-ruh-]
adjective
1.
capable of being separated, parted, or dissociated.
2.
Mathematics.
a.
containing a countable dense subset.
b.
(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:
1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin sēparābilis, equivalent to sēparā(re) to separate + -bilis -ble

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
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non·sep·a·ra·b·ly, adverb
un·sep·a·ra·ble, adjective
un·sep·a·ra·ble·ness, noun
un·sep·a·ra·b·ly, adverb
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separable (ˈsɛpərəbəl, ˈsɛprəbəl)
 
adj
able to be separated, divided, or parted
 
separa'bility
 
n
 
'separableness
 
n
 
'separably
 
adv

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