solvable
- adjective
- /ˈsɑlvəbl/
- The math teacher assured her students that the equation was solvable with the right method.
- solvable problems
- technically solvable
I think that's a solvable challenge.
- I think that's a solvable challenge.
- Are some problems solvable then and some problems not solvable?
- And I think to myself, my goodness, like that is such a solvable problem.
- But when I think about things, I think about puzzles, and this puzzle is solvable.
- Because problems are more tractable, they're more manageable, they are solvable.
- So integration by parts made this solvable, made it integrable like magic.
- It is like, it's the comfort of a solvable problem.
- This cube is solvable with two operations called Goto Mono Twists.
- It's a really difficult problem, but solvable, solvable problem.
- Things that aren't immediately obvious as brain problems are potentially solvable in the brain.
Examples
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All this doesn't mean that these problems are not solvable in principle within a capitalist framework.
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Are some problems solvable then and some problems not solvable?
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So this game is solvable and we move on to the next one.
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And so this is a totally solvable problem.
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This is a solvable problem.
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And I think to myself, my goodness, like that is such a solvable problem.
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Food increasingly seemed like a solvable, scientific problem because of advances in the new field of nutrition.
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For a moment, everything in their immediate line of view seemed solvable, achievable.
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Our proposed method is designed to help identify solvable problems and, if necessary, reject or modify preexisting questions.
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On first sight, "What does quality mean today?" is a factual question, solvable by consulting an up-to-date dictionary.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
Able to be solved or explained, for example a question
Possible to get past or deal with
Can be understood or made clear
A problem that can be solved or fixed
Can be decided, like a time or price
Someone can understand or solve it if they try
Something you can do
Antonyms
How Solvable
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Morphology
Etymology
The word solvable comes from the verb solve, which comes from the Latin solvere meaning 'to loosen'. Think of untying a knot: a solvable problem is one you can 'loosen' or fix.