solvable

/'sɔlvəbl/

Thân thiện

The math teacher writes a solvable equation on the chalkboard.

Definition

Adjective: - Capable of being solved or resolved: Describes a problem, puzzle, or equation that has a solution or can be figured out. It implies that a clear answer or method to find the answer exists.

Usage

The adjective "solvable" is used to describe a situation, puzzle, or problem for which a solution is possible. It is often used in academic, technical, and everyday contexts to express that something is not inherently impossible to figure out. - It typically precedes a noun (e.g., a solvable puzzle) or follows a linking verb like "is" or "seems" (e.g., The issue is solvable). - It is the opposite of "unsolvable" or "insoluble."

Examples

• Academic/Technical Context:
  • The math teacher assured us that every equation on the test was solvable using the methods we had learned.
  • This is a complex but ultimately solvable engineering challenge.
• General Context:
  • Don't worry, this mystery is solvable if we just gather more clues.
  • Most conflicts between friends are solvable with open communication.

Advanced Usage

• "Perfectly solvable": Emphasizes that something is entirely and unquestionably capable of being solved.
  • The reference states, "such problems are perfectly solvable," meaning there is no doubt a solution exists.
• Used in formal logic or mathematics to describe a class of problems (e.g., solvable groups, solvable equations).

Variants and Related Words

• Solve (verb): To find an answer or solution to a problem.
  • We need to solve this mystery.
• Solution (noun): The answer to or method for solving a problem.
  • She found an elegant solution.
• Solvability (noun): The quality or state of being solvable.
  • The solvability of the puzzle depends on the available information.

Synonyms

• Resolvable: Capable of being settled or solved.
• Tractable: (Especially of a problem) easy to deal with or manage.
• Answerable: (Archaic in this sense) capable of being answered or solved.

Antonyms

• Unsolvable: Not able to be solved.
• Insoluble: Impossible to solve.
• Intractable: Hard to control or deal with; not easily solved.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. capable of being solved
   • such problems are perfectly solvable

Từ đồng nghĩa

• resolvable