different between divisible vs separable

English

Etymology

From Middle English divisible, from Old French, from Late Latin divisibilis, from the verb Latin divido.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [d??v?z?b??]

Adjective

divisible (not comparable)

1. Capable of being divided or split.
2. (arithmetic) Of an integer, that, when divided by another integer, leaves no remainder.

   12 is divisible by 3.

Synonyms

• disunitable
• splittable

Antonyms

• (all meanings): indivisible, non-divisible
• (capable of being divided): combinable, mergeable, unifiable

Related terms

• divisibility
• separable

Translations

Noun

divisible (plural divisibles)

1. Any substance that can be divided.
   • 1661, Joseph Glanvill, The Vanity of Dogmatizing

     The composition of Bodies, whether it be of Divisibles or Indivisibles, is a question which must be rank'd with the Indissolvibles […]

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin d?v?sibilis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /di.vi?zi.bl?/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /di.bi?zi.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /di.vi?zi.ble/

Adjective

divisible (masculine and feminine plural divisibles)

1. divisible (capable of being divided)

   Antonym: indivisible

2. (arithmetic) divisible (of an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder)

Related terms

• divisibilitat

Further reading

• “divisible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

From Old French, borrowed from Late Latin divisibilis, from the verb Latin divido.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.vi.zibl/

Adjective

divisible (plural divisibles)

1. divisible

Derived terms

• divisibilité

Related terms

• diviser
• division

Further reading

• “divisible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin d?v?sibilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dibi?sible/, [d?i.??i?si.??le]

Adjective

divisible (plural divisibles)

1. divisible (capable of being divided)

   Antonym: indivisible

2. (arithmetic) divisible (of an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder)

Related terms

• divisibilidad

Further reading

• “divisible” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

From Middle French séparable, from Latin separabilis.

Adjective

separable (comparative more separable, superlative most separable)

1. Able to be separated.
2. (mathematical analysis, of a topological space) Having a countable dense subset.

Synonyms

• disunitable
• separatable

Antonyms

• (able to be separated): annexable, combinable, inseparable

Derived terms

• separable affix
• separable verb

Related terms

• separability

Translations

Anagrams

• bearleaps, parseable, spareable, spearable

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin s?par?bilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sepa??able/, [se.pa??a.??le]

Adjective

separable (plural separables)

1. separable, detachable

   Antonym: inseparable

Related terms

• inseparable
• separar

Further reading

• “separable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.