divisible

adjective di·vis·i·ble \ də-ˈvi-zə-bəl \

Updated on: 24 Mar 2018

Definition of divisible

: capable of being divided

a number divisible by 3

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divisibility

play \də-ˌvi-zə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

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Examples of divisible in a Sentence

9 is divisible by 3
easily divisible into enough pieces for everyone

Recent Examples of divisible from the Web

Ramanujan’s formulas reveal mysterious connections between pi and patterns in prime numbers — whole numbers like 2, 3, 5, and 7 that are divisible only by themselves and one.

— dan rockmore /, NBC News, "Pi Day spotlights one of math's most seductive numbers," 14 Mar. 2018
The petro will be divisible into 100 million units and the minimum exchange unit will be called the mene, according to the draft proposal.

— patricia laya, Bloomberg.com, "Maduro Sets Venezuela's Debut Cryptocurrency Sale for February," 30 Jan. 2018
The numbers are all divisible by 3 and each number is the square of the previous number, Based on the numbers Hector offers, those rules are correct.

— Washington Post, "Why we fall for political spin," 23 Aug. 2017
Everywhere is wrong as all forms miss perfection, hence the mask in which the whole society is based Indeed, Derek’s greatness as a writer was not divisible from his ability to tell the truth about himself first.

— hilton als, The New Yorker, "Derek Walcott, a Mighty Poet, Has Died," 17 Mar. 2017
A large, divisible meeting room capable of accommodating 49 people will be constructed in the northwest corner of the building, Rose said.

— joe rubino, The Denver Post, "Former library in Lone Tree to get face lift, open new chapter as a community center," 17 Jan. 2017
In that book, Derek’s mind hums with ideas about landscape, about the body, and how each is not divisible from the other.

— hilton als, The New Yorker, "Derek Walcott, a Mighty Poet, Has Died," 17 Mar. 2017
Geneticists agree that humanity is divisible into certain broad categories on the basis of the genetic and migrational history of our species.

— john mcwhorter, National Review, "Stop Obsessing Over Race and IQ," 5 July 2017
Prime numbers — those that are divisible only by 1 and themselves — aren’t quite as random as mathematicians thought.

— julie rehmeyer, Discover Magazine, "Picky Primes," 21 Dec. 2016

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