separable

[ sep-er-uh-buh l, sep-ruh- ]
/ ˈsɛp ər ə bəl, ˈsɛp rə- /

adjective

capable of being separated, parted, or dissociated.
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.

Origin of separable

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

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British Dictionary definitions for separable

separable
/ (ˈsɛpərəbəl, ˈsɛprəbəl) /

adjective

able to be separated, divided, or parted

Derived forms of separable

separability or separableness, noun separably, adverb