Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Capable of being divided or separated: Describes something that can be split into parts, sections, or groups.
   • Mathematics: Exactly divisible by another number without a remainder: Specifically describes an integer that can be divided by another integer, resulting in a whole number (an integer).

Usage

• The adjective divisible is used to describe the property of an object, concept, or number. It is often followed by the preposition "by" when specifying the divisor in a mathematical context (e.g., divisible by 3).
• It is the opposite of indivisible.

Examples

• General Use:
  • The property was divisible among the heirs. (The estate could be split into parts for the inheritors.)
  • The committee argued whether the issue was divisible into separate topics.
• Mathematical Use:
  • Ten is divisible by two and five. (10 ÷ 2 = 5 and 10 ÷ 5 = 2, both results are integers.)
  • Is 49 divisible by 7? Yes, it is. (49 ÷ 7 = 7)

Advanced Usage

• "Divisible by": The standard phrase for stating what number is the divisor.
  • A number is divisible by 9 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 9.
• "Finely divisible": Capable of being divided into very small parts or units.
  • The gold was finely divisible into tiny shares.

Variants and Related Words

• Divisibility (n): The quality or state of being divisible.
  • The divisibility rule for 4 is simple: check the last two digits.
• Indivisible (adj): Incapable of being divided or separated.
  • The bond between them was indivisible.
• Divide (v): The action of making something divisible or separating it into parts.

Synonyms

• Separable: Capable of being divided or disconnected.
• Partitionable: Capable of being divided into partitions or sections.
• Splittable: Capable of being split.

Antonyms

• Indivisible: Not able to be divided.
• Inseparable: Incapable of being separated.
• Whole: Constituting the full amount or complete entity.

Adjective

1. capable of being or liable to be divided or separated
   • even numbers are divisible by two
   • the Americans fought a bloody war to prove that their nation is not divisible