subdivisible
6.8
Can be divided again and again into smaller parts that look like the whole
- adjective
- /ˌsʌb.dɪˈvɪz.ə.bəl/
- Specialized
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subdivisible
- In mathematics, a fractal pattern is often subdivisible, repeating its design at smaller scales.
Examples
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History is a Mandelbrot set, as infinitely subdivisible as space is in Zeno's paradox.
Fiction book (1994) -
The committee decided that the project was subdivisible into phases to manage the work more efficiently.
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The recipe provides a subdivisible portion, allowing you to easily share it with friends.
Synonyms
divisible
vssubdivisible
1
3.7
Can be split into equal parts with nothing left over
allows repeated splitting where each smaller part often follows the same pattern
decomposable
vssubdivisible
5.8
Able to be separated into smaller parts
is able to be divided again and again with parts resembling the whole
4.2
Can be divided into parts for analysis
is able to be divided repeatedly with each part often matching the whole
9.9
Able to be divided into parts
is capable of repeated division producing smaller self similar parts
4.3
Able to be split into equal parts with nothing left
is able to be split repeatedly so parts often mirror the original
Antonyms
How Divisible
Surface Forms
subdivisible positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word subdivisible can also mean you can divide something again and again; from sub- 'under' and divide 'to separate into parts', think of a shape where each small part looks like the whole, like a snowflake or a fern.