separable

See also: séparable

English

Etymology

From Middle French séparable, from Latin separabilis.

Adjective

separable (comparative more separable, superlative most separable)

1. Able to be separated.
2. (analysis) Of a topological space, having a countable dense subset.

Synonyms

• disunitable

Antonyms

• (able to be separated): annexable, combinable, inseparable

Derived terms

• separable affix
• separable verb

Related terms

• separability

Translations

able to be separated

• Dutch: scheidbaar (nl)
• Finnish: separoituva, erottuva
• German: separabel, trennbar (de)

• Japanese: 切り離せる (きりはなせる, kirihanaseru), 分離できる (ja) (ぶんりできる, bunri dekiru), 可分の (ja) (かぶんの, kabun no)
• Portuguese: separável (pt) m, f

Anagrams

• bearleaps, parseable, spareable, spearable