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solvable

[sol-vuh-buhl]

solv·a·ble

[sol-vuh-buhl]
adjective
1.
capable of being solved, as a problem.
2.
Mathematics. (of a group) having a normal series of subgroups in which successive quotient groups are Abelian.
3.
Archaic. soluble (def. 1).

Origin:
1640–50; solve + -able

solv·a·bil·i·ty, solv·a·ble·ness, noun
non·solv·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·solv·a·ble, adjective
non·solv·a·ble·ness, noun
un·solv·a·ble, adjective
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un·solv·a·ble·ness, noun
un·solv·a·b·ly, adverb
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1. insoluble, insolvable, unsolvable; 2. solvable, soluble.
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Solvable is always a great word to know.
So is proportional. Does it mean:
two quantities having the same or a constant ratio or relation
the method of finding the fourth term in a proportion when three terms are given
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World English Dictionary
solvable (ˈsɒlvəbəl)
 
adj
another word for soluble
 
solvability
 
n
 
solvableness
 
n

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