solvable
adjective
solv·able
ˈsäl-və-bəl 
ˈsȯl-
: susceptible of solution or of being solved, resolved, or explained
a solvable problem
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Examples of solvable in a Sentence
I'm sure that the mystery of what happened to the missing pizza is solvable.
Recent Examples on the Web
Even if conservationists can win this digital arms race, there is a more fundamental problem: The underlying structural drivers of overfishing—consumer demand, particularly in Asia and Europe, and a lack of adequate governance for the high seas—are not solvable by digital technologies alone.
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Karen Bakker, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024
In all cases, the problems were designed to be easily solvable by people, but also to require the ability to look ahead to understand how current moves might alter what’s possible later.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024
Programming Teaches You Problem-Solving Programming as a subject requires us to break down a challenge into smaller, solvable parts and then tackle each part to develop a viable solution.
—Venkat Malladi, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
With that said, this is a very solvable problem, Crimmins said.
—Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 21 Feb. 2024
Editors in wide-circulation newspapers want their puzzles to be solvable by a large portion of their readership.
—Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2024
The climate emergency is similarly a challenging but solvable problem, and the solutions are well understood.
—Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 29 Dec. 2023
The challenge to privacy is an important and a solvable one, to say nothing of access for people with disabilities, under-resourced languages, and other pressing issues that open source, privacy-respecting software is uniquely positioned to address.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2023
Physicality ensures that a computing device can be built to solve a solvable problem.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 May 2023
Karen Bakker, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024
In all cases, the problems were designed to be easily solvable by people, but also to require the ability to look ahead to understand how current moves might alter what’s possible later.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024
Programming Teaches You Problem-Solving Programming as a subject requires us to break down a challenge into smaller, solvable parts and then tackle each part to develop a viable solution.
—Venkat Malladi, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
With that said, this is a very solvable problem, Crimmins said.
—Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 21 Feb. 2024
Editors in wide-circulation newspapers want their puzzles to be solvable by a large portion of their readership.
—Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2024
The climate emergency is similarly a challenging but solvable problem, and the solutions are well understood.
—Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 29 Dec. 2023
The challenge to privacy is an important and a solvable one, to say nothing of access for people with disabilities, under-resourced languages, and other pressing issues that open source, privacy-respecting software is uniquely positioned to address.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2023
Physicality ensures that a computing device can be built to solve a solvable problem.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 May 2023
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“Solvable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solvable. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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solvable
adjective
solv·able
ˈsäl-və-bəl
ˈsȯl-
: capable of being solved
a solvable problem
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