Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Possible to solve.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Payable.
- Solvent.
- Capable of being solved, resolved, or explained: as, equations above the fourth degree are not solvable by means of radicals. Also
solvible .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Susceptible of being solved, resolved, or explained; admitting of solution.
- adjective Capable of being paid and discharged.
- adjective obsolete Able to pay one's debts; solvent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Capable of being
solved . - adjective archaic Capable of being
dissolved orliquefied . - adjective obsolete Capable of being paid and discharged.
- adjective obsolete Able to pay one's
debts ;solvent .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of being solved
Etymologies
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Examples
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Cases would either be identified as solvable, with sound investigative leads that can be given to detectives to follow up, or still open.
ajc.com - News Jim Adcock 2010
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Cases would either be identified as solvable, with sound investigative leads that can be given to detectives to follow up, or still open.
ajc.com - News Jim Adcock 2010
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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 2009
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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.
Jeff Bridges Promotes 'No Kid Hungry' Campaign (VIDEO) Lauren Sullivan 2010
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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.
Jeff Bridges Promotes 'No Kid Hungry' Campaign (VIDEO) Lauren Sullivan 2010
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Partly it is not "solvable" people cannot get thuings just because they would like them.
The Witch Cooper Newmania 2007
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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.
Attitudes to RMT 2007
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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.
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Do activists have an addiction to images that empower them with "solvable" ideals and ignore those who are closer to home?
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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.
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