Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- If, in the series given for a function by a development formula, the general expression for the error decreases indefinitely as we increase the number of terms, the sum will approach as its limit the value of the function, which is then said to be developable.
- Capable of developing or of being developed.
- In geometry, reducible to a plane by bending: applied to a particular species of ruled surface, otherwise called a torse, which is conceived as formed by an infinite succession of straight lines, each intersecting the next.
- noun In geometry, a singly infinite continuous succession of straight lines, each intersecting the next; a torse.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being developed.
- adjective (Math.) a surface described by a moving right line, and such that consecutive positions of the generator intersect each other. Hence, the surface can be developed into a plane.
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- adjective Suitable for
development , often specifically forconstruction
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Examples
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Slide 12: Types of Assessments & Reports Career Development Planning For individual - Talent Audit used ∞ 1. to determine "developable" competencies 2. to provide coaching, mentoring relationship, training etc.
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"developable" surfaces -- curved surfaces that can be flattened without deformation and so can be cut from plywood, metal, etc.
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"developable" surfaces -- curved surfaces that can be flattened without deformation and so can be cut from plywood, metal, etc.
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"developable" surfaces -- curved surfaces that can be flattened without deformation and so can be cut from plywood, metal, etc.
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"developable" surfaces -- curved surfaces that can be flattened without deformation and so can be cut from plywood, metal, etc.
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The plan would add the Javits site as another prime parcel of developable land in a fast-growing part of Manhattan near the Related Cos.'
Another New Idea for the Javits Center Joseph De Avila 2012
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As of Dec. 31, Sun Hung Kai's Hong Kong land bank totaled 42.3 million square feet, and it also held more than 26 million square feet of agricultural land that can be converted into developable area.
Sun Hung Kai Properties Net Up 36% Polly Hui 2011
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On Battery Park's last two developable sites, Milstein Properties is constructing two more residential buildings that are set to be finished in 2011 — the 32-story Liberty Luxe and 22-story Liberty Green buildings.
Battery Park City Rolling On Shelly Banjo 2010
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With 26 acres and more than 12 million square feet of potential developable space overtop Hudson Yards competes with the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site as New York's current, highest-profile development effort.
Architect Returns to Drawing Board Robbie Whelan 2011
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But Greece isn't precisely sure what it has, let alone what it is really worth now and whether buyers will regard it as developable.
Ailing Greece Tries National Tag Sale Charles Forelle 2011
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