solvable
adjective
solv·able
ˈsäl-və-bəl 
ˈsȯl-
: capable of being solved, resolved, or explained
a solvable problem/issue
She found the puzzles challenging but solvable.
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I'm sure that the mystery of what happened to the missing pizza is solvable.
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But the combination of a winter break, some additional scheduling imbalances to help the league’s coldest markets, and perhaps even the shifting of Leagues Cup on the annual schedule should make those challenges solvable.
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Predicting depth charts can be perilous, but based on what’s been said throughout fall camp, this puzzle seems solvable with less than two weeks until the season opener.
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To make sense of it, the team used a powerful mathematical tool known as a multimode Bogoliubov transformation, a technique that rewrites the system’s equations in a way that makes hidden patterns visible and the problem solvable.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2025
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Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Analysts are mixed as to whether Target’s issues are easily solvable or if drastic changes are necessary to revive to the business.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Predicting depth charts can be perilous, but based on what’s been said throughout fall camp, this puzzle seems solvable with less than two weeks until the season opener.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
To make sense of it, the team used a powerful mathematical tool known as a multimode Bogoliubov transformation, a technique that rewrites the system’s equations in a way that makes hidden patterns visible and the problem solvable.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Solvable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solvable. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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solvable
adjective
solv·able
ˈsäl-və-bəl
ˈsȯl-
: capable of being solved
a solvable problem
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