divisible

Can be partitioned

Divisible describes something that can be divided, especially without leaving a remainder.

In mathematics, a number is divisible by another if division yields a whole number: Twelve is divisible by three.

The word extends to anything capable of being separated into parts: The estate was divisible among the heirs.

sensename

mathematical

Of or involving computation

integer · evenly · whole number · prime · composite · fraction · multiple · modulo · equation · arithmetic

property

separable

Capable of being divided

breakable · cuttable · severable · apportionable · fractional · subdividable · detachable · cleavable · dissectible · sharable

philosophical

atomism

Discrete particles compose everything

Democritus · Leibniz · monad · infinite · continuum · Zeno · paradox · matter · substance · essence

political

constituency

Electoral district's voters

partition · secession · federation · autonomy · sovereignty · jurisdiction · demarcation · border · separation · allocation

Categories
Opposites
mathematical divisibility

divisibleindivisible

Unable to be divided

undividable · inseparable · indissoluble · prime · irreducible

Phrases
Family

indivisible, divisibility, indivisibility

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G