divisible

[ dih-viz-uh-buh l ]

/ dɪˈvɪz ə bəl /

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adjective

capable of being divided.

Mathematics.

capable of being evenly divided, without remainder.
of or relating to a group in which given any element and any integer, there is a second element that when raised to the integer equals the first element.

Origin of divisible

1545–55; (< Anglo-French) < Late Latin dīvīsibilis, equivalent to Latin dīvīs(us), past participle of dīvidere to divide ( dī- di-² + vīd- (variant stem) + -tus past participle suffix) + -ibilis -ible

OTHER WORDS FROM divisible

di·vis·i·ble·ness, noun di·vis·i·bly, adverb non·di·vis·i·ble, adjective un·di·vis·i·ble, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for divisible

It turns out that 60 is a wonderful number because it is divisible by one, two, three, four, five, and six.

How Long Is a Year? Is the Earth Slowing Down? And Other Questions About Time |Neil Shubin |January 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
That which is "not extended and not divisible" and "without parts," cannot be anything else than nothing.

Absurdities of Immaterialism |Orson Pratt
Every number will necessarily be divisible by its difference from 210.

Amusements in Mathematics |Henry Ernest Dudeney
All divisible magnitudes are also continuous: whether all continuous magnitudes are divisible, is not yet clear.

Aristotle |George Grote

All we see around us, including our own body, is divisible, subject to alteration and change.

Nineteenth Century Questions |James Freeman Clarke
And not only is the whole number divisible by twelve, but also the number of each tribe is divisible by twelve.

Laws |Plato

British Dictionary definitions for divisible

divisible

/ (dɪˈvɪzəbəl) /

adjective

capable of being divided, usually with no remainder

Derived forms of divisible

divisibleness, noun divisibly, adverb

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