as in resolvable
capable of having the reason for or cause of determined
I'm sure that the mystery of what happened to the missing pizza is solvable
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Recent Examples of solvable
Classical Competition: As classical algorithms and hardware improve, some problems previously thought to demonstrate quantum supremacy may become solvable with classical methods.
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Dorit Dor, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
With infinite money and resources, most problems seem solvable.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 1 Feb. 2025
While some solvable problems are clear to the naked eye — like a leaky faucet or an empty fridge — others are invisible.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Structure loss in wildfires is a solvable problem, but the key is making mitigation technologies more affordable for retrofits and integrating them into building codes for new construction.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for solvable
Dorit Dor, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
With infinite money and resources, most problems seem solvable.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 1 Feb. 2025
While some solvable problems are clear to the naked eye — like a leaky faucet or an empty fridge — others are invisible.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Structure loss in wildfires is a solvable problem, but the key is making mitigation technologies more affordable for retrofits and integrating them into building codes for new construction.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for solvable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solvable
Adjective
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Fortunately, more reasoned minds, notably George Washington realized that such aspirations were not feasible.—
John Baldoni,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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By the 1980s, oil production had become less feasible and, in 2011, the Petroleum Club shut its doors but, in the meantime, institutional wealth from oil was being reinvested in the decaying city to help revivify it.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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When the soil is submerged underwater, arsenic in the ground becomes soluble and the plant’s roots can mistake the arsenic for nutrients and absorb it, said Andrew Meharg, the chair of plant and soil science at Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 May 2025
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In the double doody realm, viscous soluble fiber is the star.—
Julie Stewart,
SELF,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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How to clean jewelry, then, should be an easily answerable and well-attended to question within your fashion vocabulary.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2025
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The question is answered and unanswered and answerable and unanswerable.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Solvable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solvable. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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