isolatable
Definition
Adjective: - Capable of being isolated: "isolatable" describes something that can be separated, detached, or set apart from its surroundings or context. This applies in various fields such as science, medicine, and abstract reasoning.
Usage Examples
- (The compound can be separated out from the other substances.)
- (Certain feelings cannot be detached from the events that cause them.)
- (The mistake could be pinpointed to one specific part of the program.)
Advanced Usage
"isolatable variable": a factor in an experiment that can be studied independently of others.
- The scientist identified an isolatable variable that affected the results. (A single factor that could be examined separately.)
"isolatable unit": a component that can function or be considered on its own.
- Each module in the software is an isolatable unit for testing purposes. (Each part can be tested independently.)
Variants and Related Words
Isolate (verb): to set apart from others; to separate.
- Doctors isolate patients with contagious diseases. (They separate them to prevent spread.)
Isolation (noun): the state of being separated from others.
- The patient was placed in isolation for two weeks. (The condition of being alone or separated.)
Isolable (adjective): a synonym of "isolatable", though less common.
- The substance is isolable under controlled conditions. (It can be separated.)
Synonyms
- Separable: capable of being divided or disconnected.
- Detachable: able to be removed from a larger whole.
- Distinguishable: capable of being recognized as different or separate.
Related Idioms
- In isolation: considered separately from other factors.
- This issue cannot be understood in isolation; we must look at the broader context. (Not as a separate, independent matter.)