solvable
/'sɔlvəbl/
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.
Adjective
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capable of being solved
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such problems are perfectly solvable
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