separableness
Definition
Noun: - The quality of being separable: "separableness" refers to the state or condition of being able to be separated, divided, or detached from something else.
Usage Examples
- (The ability to detach the parts.)
- (The ease of dividing into separate elements.)
- (The capacity to distinguish or isolate.)
Advanced Usage
"Separableness in principle": the theoretical ability to separate concepts or entities, even if not practically easy.
- The separableness of moral and legal obligations is a topic in ethics. (The theoretical distinction between morality and law.)
"Separableness of variables": in mathematics, a property of differential equations that allows them to be solved by separating variables.
- The separableness of the equation made it solvable by integration. (The ability to isolate variables.)
Variants and Related Words
Separable (adj): capable of being separated or divided.
- The parts of the machine are separable for easy cleaning. (They can be taken apart.)
Separability (n): the quality of being separable; a synonym for separableness.
- The separability of the two issues was clear in the report. (The ability to treat them separately.)
Separate (v): to set or keep apart; to divide.
- They decided to separate the two groups. (To divide them.)
Synonyms
- Detachability: the ability to be detached or disconnected.
- Divisibility: the capacity to be divided into parts.
- Discreteness: the state of being individually distinct.
Antonyms
- Inseparableness: the quality of not being able to be separated.
- Indivisibility: the state of being unable to be divided.
Related Idioms
- "To separate the wheat from the chaff": to distinguish valuable things from worthless ones (an idiom using the verb form, but related in concept).
- The test helped separate the wheat from the chaff among the applicants. (To identify the best candidates.)