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cancelable

cancelable

6.8
When you can remove the same thing from both sides of an equation and the sides stay equal
  • adjective
  • /ˈkænsləbl/
  • Specialized
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  • In algebra, if two terms are equal, they are cancelable from both sides of the equation.

Examples

  • Our negative signs will cancel with each other, and we'll get M is equal to three halves.

  • The mass of the object cancels out, and so then the acceleration only depends on G Big M&R.

  • Everything has to be equal and one will cancel out the other.

  • So you could argue that those two things cancel each other out.

  • In this case, lines that overlap cancel out, but a line plus nothing equals a line.

  • So they add up and all the errors cancel out because they're in random directions.

  • For the helicopter overall, these torques cancel out, but each individual blade still flexes because of that procession torque.

  • That equals Z cancels AZ and AY cancels AY.

  • When simplifying expressions, cancelable terms can be removed to make calculations easier.

  • In this equation, the identical factors are cancelable and do not affect the result.

Surface Forms

cancelable positive
cancelled positive

Morphology

cancelable = cancel (transparent) = cancel + able

Productive adjectival formation from the verb 'cancel' used in mathematical contexts; meaning 'able to be canceled (removed)' follows standard rules.

Etymology

Cancelable comes from cancel 'to cross out' and the ending -able 'able to', so a cancelable element is 'able to be crossed out'. In math this means you can remove the same part from both sides of an equation without changing the result.