di·vis·i·bil·i·ty
də̇ˌvizəˈbilətē 
-ətē,
-i
plural -es
: the quality or state of being divisible
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Adjective
9 is divisible by 3
easily divisible into enough pieces for everyone
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Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 20 May 2026
But Rosenfeld had already shown that in any counterexample, the product would have to be divisible by all those primes.
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Life online appears to be neatly divisible, and indeed divided, into freaks on the one hand and, on the other, reasonable people such as yourself.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
That is why the year 2000 was still a leap year despite being divisible by 100.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The stalk attached to this point would contain all the fractions whose denominators are not divisible by 5.
—Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 20 May 2026
But Rosenfeld had already shown that in any counterexample, the product would have to be divisible by all those primes.
—Paulina Rowińska, Wired News, 18 Apr. 2026
Life online appears to be neatly divisible, and indeed divided, into freaks on the one hand and, on the other, reasonable people such as yourself.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
That is why the year 2000 was still a leap year despite being divisible by 100.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Divisible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divisible. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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di·vis·i·ble
də-ˈvi-zə-bəl
: capable of being divided especially into independent parts (as promises or interests)
a divisible contract
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