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solvability

solvability

1 5.5
How possible it is to find an answer to a problem
  • noun
  • /sɑlˈvæbɪlɪti/
translation icon : solubilidad
  • Experts debated the solvability of complex mathematical problems posed in the competition.
  • solvability factors

Examples

  • That's assuming 100% solvability.

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  • The solvability of this criminal case depends on the evidence we find at the scene.

  • Investigators reviewed the solvability assessments to determine the likelihood of solving the cold case.

Synonyms

solubility
vssolvability
6.3

How possible it is to fix a problem

is the same meaning but appears as a different form of the word

Antonyms

unsolvability
9.3

A situation when a problem or question has no answer

How Solvable

solvability
1 5.5
difficulty
651 2.4

Surface Forms

solvability singular
solvabilities plural

Morphology

solvability = solvable (transparent) = solve + able + ity

Formed by solvable + -ity (adjective-to-noun), meaning directly expresses the quality of being able to be solved.

Etymology

The word solvability comes from the root solv-, which originally meant 'to loosen' or 'to untie'. You can see the same root in solve and dissolve, so solvability is the quality of being able to be 'loosened' — in other words, how something can be solved.