divisibility

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

/ dɪˌvɪz əˈbɪl ɪ ti /

the capacity of being divided.

Mathematics. the capacity of being evenly divided, without remainder.

Origin of divisibility

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

non·di·vis·i·bil·i·ty, noun

Again the divisibility of the hospital into four sections is also an advantage.

Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 |George Henry Makins
It deserves to be noticed, that blocks of slate may lose their property of divisibility into thin laminæ.

A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines |Andrew Ure
In respect of quality, the divisibility of matter must be regarded.

A History of Philosophy in Epitome |Albert Schwegler
Beyond this there was the further question of the divisibility of the kingdom.

The History of England |T.F. Tout

And no pronouncement is made as to the divisibility or non-divisibility of the molecules.

Lord Kelvin |Andrew Gray

divisibility

/ (dɪˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ) /

the capacity of a dividend to be exactly divided by a given number