Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Possible to solve: solvable problems; a solvable riddle.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Payable.
- Solvent.
- Capable of being solved, resolved, or explained: as, equations above the fourth degree are not solvable by means of radicals. Also solvible.
Wiktionary
- adj. Capable of being solved.
- adj. archaic Capable of being dissolved or liquefied.
- adj. obsolete Capable of being paid and discharged.
- adj. obsolete Able to pay one's debts; solvent.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Susceptible of being solved, resolved, or explained; admitting of solution.
- adj. Capable of being paid and discharged.
- adj. obsolete Able to pay one's debts; solvent.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. capable of being solved
Etymologies
- solve + -able (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Cases would either be identified as solvable, with sound investigative leads that can be given to detectives to follow up, or still open.”
“Simple games of poker are certainly 'solvable' in the way that oh, say, checkers is solvable.”
Singularity Watch, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges appeared Thursday on CBS's Washington Unplugged to talk about childhood hunger in the United States, which he described as a "solvable" problem for which Americans should be ashamed.”
The Huffington Post: Jeff Bridges Promotes 'No Kid Hungry' Campaign (VIDEO)
“Partly it is not "solvable" people cannot get thuings just because they would like them.”
“I don't think RMT is "solvable" given the setup of a game like WoW, and I think the fixes that have been discussed will only end up inconveniencing legitimate players while the farmers find loopholes.”
“HARRIS: Investigators inside the task force tell me they feel this case is "solvable," especially if they can find the driver shown in that sketch made public overnight -- Soledad.”
“Do activists have an addiction to images that empower them with "solvable" ideals and ignore those who are closer to home?”
“He said he believes the state's economic woes are "solvable" but also said he doesn't expect to see immediate, drastic improvement in the state's financial situation.”
“He said the biggest stumbling block to an advance -- differences between India and the U.S. -- is "solvable" and that "people around the world are agreed" on the need for a new trade deal.”
“First, she emphasized that the achievement gap in American public schools is "solvable," and that Americans have "a sense of responsibility to take this problem on.”
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