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

But another interpretation also emerges gradually: What’s being tested is the divisibility of the audience’s attention.

From New York Times

Bitcoins have the nifty property of infinite divisibility: currently down to eight decimal places after the dot, but more in the future.

From New York Times

But that was the way I reconciled wholeness with divisibility.

From Scientific American

There is also an easy divisibility test for 11, although it’s a bit more involved than the tests for 2, 3, and 5.

From Scientific American

Around a quarter seems about right, and in terms of divisibility 16 is such a perfect number, yet this battle has already been lost.

From The Guardian