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

Example Sentences

Addictive medicines typically work in the brain and they have side effects that aren’t really separable from the reduction in pain, because they’re the same thing.

From Seattle Times

At the root of that divide is a fundamental question: Is support for the Jewish State separable from the support of Israel’s democratically elected government?

From New York Times

The tribunal rejected the claim as the firms were in "separable" areas.

From BBC

The definition of food addiction is separable from obesity.

From Scientific American

“Classification and judgment are seldom separable,” he wrote.

From New York Times