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separability

separability

1 6.8
The ability to be taken apart
  • noun
  • /ˌsɛpəˈræbɪlɪti/
translation icon : separabilidad
  • The separability of the two substances allows them to be easily refined without contamination.
  • weak separability
  • spatial separability

Examples

  • In mathematics, the separability of functions can simplify complex calculations.

  • The constraint of separability is imposed to reduce the number of estimated parameters.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Weak separability in the firm's production function is assumed.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Unfortunately, it is not at this level at which debates about the separability of ability and achievement are conducted.

    Academic text (2006)
  • OK, so this problem of separability is extremely important in classifying inputs in general.

  • Yet far from showing the separability of the self from the body, out-of-body experiences reinforce the strong connection between the body and the sense of self.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Demonstrating the separability of experience and identity may also have implications for the way we understand the role of memoir, for example, in contemporary literary culture.

    Academic text (2016)
  • First, under the doctrine of separability, the underlying contract and the arbitration clause represent distinct agreements, each possibly having a different legal status, and each possibly subject to regulation by different sources of law.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Without the assumption of weak approximate separability of oil and gas, the own-price elasticities of gas were positive for most sectors, while those of the other fuels were negative.

    Academic text (1993)
  • However, the doctrine of separability means that contracts and arbitration clauses may be subject to regulation by sources of law that do not completely overlap, and this may produce some variations in the gap-filling process.

    Academic text (2016)

Synonyms

dissociability
vsseparability
  • Specialized
9.1

How easily parts of a system, often mental, can work separately

is neutral across domains and does not imply independent operation

How Distinguishable

distinctness
1 5.6
separability
1 6.8
similarity
157 2.7

Surface Forms

separability singular

Morphology

separability = separable (transparent) = separate + ity

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'separable' with '-ity' denoting the quality or state of being able to be separated.

Etymology

The word separability comes from separate, which means 'apart', and the ending -ability, which means 'can be'. So, separability is the idea that something 'can be separated', which explains its modern use.