divisibility

[ dih-viz-uh-bil-i-tee ]

noun

1. the capacity of being divided. divide.
2. Mathematics. the capacity of being evenly divided, divide, without remainder.

Other Words From

• nondi·visi·bili·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of divisibility¹

1635–45; < Late Latin dīvīsibil ( is ) divisible + -ity

Example Sentences

If we examine the animal kingdom, we shall discover still further proofs of the infinite divisibility of matter.

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But I remember that the Captain warned me against attributing to mind extension or divisibility or any property of matter.

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Again, the infinite divisibility of matter was assumed by the argument which was used to prove it, viz.

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It is of no avail to take refuge in the notion of the infinite divisibility of matter.

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But what has intellect to do with the divisibility of matter?

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