different between divisible vs divisibility

English

Etymology

From Middle English divisible, from Old French, from Late Latin divisibilis, from the verb Latin divido.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [d??v?z?b??]

Adjective

divisible (not comparable)

1. Capable of being divided or split.
2. (arithmetic) Of an integer, that, when divided by another integer, leaves no remainder.

   12 is divisible by 3.

Synonyms

• disunitable
• splittable

Antonyms

• (all meanings): indivisible, non-divisible
• (capable of being divided): combinable, mergeable, unifiable

Related terms

• divisibility
• separable

Translations

Noun

divisible (plural divisibles)

1. Any substance that can be divided.
   • 1661, Joseph Glanvill, The Vanity of Dogmatizing

     The composition of Bodies, whether it be of Divisibles or Indivisibles, is a question which must be rank'd with the Indissolvibles […]

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin d?v?sibilis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /di.vi?zi.bl?/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /di.bi?zi.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /di.vi?zi.ble/

Adjective

divisible (masculine and feminine plural divisibles)

1. divisible (capable of being divided)

   Antonym: indivisible

2. (arithmetic) divisible (of an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder)

Related terms

• divisibilitat

Further reading

• “divisible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

From Old French, borrowed from Late Latin divisibilis, from the verb Latin divido.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.vi.zibl/

Adjective

divisible (plural divisibles)

1. divisible

Derived terms

• divisibilité

Related terms

• diviser
• division

Further reading

• “divisible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin d?v?sibilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dibi?sible/, [d?i.??i?si.??le]

Adjective

divisible (plural divisibles)

1. divisible (capable of being divided)

   Antonym: indivisible

2. (arithmetic) divisible (of an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder)

Related terms

• divisibilidad

Further reading

• “divisible” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??v?z?b?l?ti/

Noun

divisibility (countable and uncountable, plural divisibilities)

1. (uncountable) The state of being divisible. The state capable of being divided.
2. (arithmetic) The property of being divisible by a particular integer.

Antonyms

• combinability?state capable of being combined?
• mergeability?state capable of being merged?
• indivisibility?state incapable of being divided?

Related terms

• divide
• divisible

Translations