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Adjective

divisible

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US /dɪˈvɪzəbəɫ/ UK /dɪvˈɪzəbəl/ di·vis·i·ble

adj.able to be divided into equal parts or groups. You use this to describe numbers or things that can be split without leaving a remainder.

adj.capable of being divided into equal parts or groups. Often used in mathematical contexts to describe a number that can be divided by another without a remainder.


SIMPLE

The number twelve is divisible by three.

CONTEXTUAL

The committee decided the budget was divisible into three equal parts for each department.

COMPLEX

In modular arithmetic, a number is considered divisible by a given modulus if the remainder of the division is zero, which simplifies many complex calculations in cryptography.


PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English divisible, from Old French, from Late Latin divisibilis, from the verb Latin divido.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This entry
Origin Latin divido
Level B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency Occasional
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