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💧 Ability to dissolve 🧩 Ability to solve
solubility

solubility

1 6.3
How possible it is to fix a problem
  • noun
  • /səˌluːbɪlɪti/
: solubilidad
  • Her experience in dealing with similar issues improved the solubility of the conflict.

Examples

  • Understanding the solubility of the problem made it easier to come up with a resolution.

  • Been there, done that right from the solubility product problems that we've done.

  • The solubility of the equation ensured that we could find a solution quickly.

Synonyms

solvability
vssolubility
1 5.5

How possible it is to find an answer to a problem

has identical meaning but is an alternative word form

Antonyms

insolubility
1 9.9

A problem that people cannot solve

How Solvable

solubility
1 6.3

Surface Forms

solubility singular
solubilities plural

Morphology

solubility = soluble (semi-transparent) = soluble + ity

Formed from 'soluble', but the extension to 'capable of being solved' for problems is a figurative/metaphorical meaning that may not be immediately obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Solubility comes from the Latin root solv- which means 'to loosen', the same root as solve and solution. So when people talk about the solubility of a problem, they mean how possible it is to 'loosen' or undo the problem — in other words, how easy it is to solve it.