separable

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

adjective

1. capable of being separated, parted, or dissociated.
2. Mathematics.
   1. containing a countable dense subset.
   2. (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.

separable

/ ˈsɛprəbəl; ˈsɛpərəbəl /

adjective

1. able to be separated, divided, or parted

Derived Forms

• ˌseparaˈbility, noun
• ˈseparably, adverb

Other Words From

• 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
• non·sepa·ra·bly adverb
• un·sepa·ra·ble adjective
• un·sepa·ra·ble·ness noun
• un·sepa·ra·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of separable¹

1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin sēparābilis, equivalent to sēparā ( re ) to separate + -bilis -ble