separable
adjective
sep·a·ra·ble
ˈse-p(ə-)rə-bəl 
1
: capable of being separated or dissociated
separable parts
2
obsolete
: causing separation
separableness
noun
Examples of separable in a Sentence
His religious and political beliefs are not always separable from each other.
the outdated belief that the atom is the smallest particle of matter and is not separable
Recent Examples on the Web
The definition of food addiction is separable from obesity.
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Marta Zaraska, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2023
The innovation of the BPE is to make the two discoveries separable, meaning that the same drug need not be both lifesaving and lifestyle-improving.
—Christopher B. Barrett, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2023
Second, the tent canopy and the fly can be pitched and packed simultaneously thanks to a connected (but still separable) design.
—Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 3 Mar. 2023
Critically, traveling waves are not space–time separable.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2015
Verbs can be separable (don't ask).
—Arkansas Online, 1 July 2021
As if those two states are separable.
—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2021
But Maria Brumm makes a good argument for why the risk-communication & quake-prediction sides of l'Aquila aren't separable.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 27 Oct. 2012
In the 1960s, new psychological research began to collect evidence that positive and negative emotions were in fact separable, and as further research observed, could be felt simultaneously, and also in rapid succession.
—Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2023
Marta Zaraska, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2023
The innovation of the BPE is to make the two discoveries separable, meaning that the same drug need not be both lifesaving and lifestyle-improving.
—Christopher B. Barrett, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2023
Second, the tent canopy and the fly can be pitched and packed simultaneously thanks to a connected (but still separable) design.
—Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 3 Mar. 2023
Critically, traveling waves are not space–time separable.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2015
Verbs can be separable (don't ask).
—Arkansas Online, 1 July 2021
As if those two states are separable.
—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2021
But Maria Brumm makes a good argument for why the risk-communication & quake-prediction sides of l'Aquila aren't separable.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 27 Oct. 2012
In the 1960s, new psychological research began to collect evidence that positive and negative emotions were in fact separable, and as further research observed, could be felt simultaneously, and also in rapid succession.
—Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2023
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“Separable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/separable. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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