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separable

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Editorial note

Usually this means picking some fairly separable piece we need and asking them to write it.

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Quick take

Able to be separated.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of separable gathered in one view.

adjective

Able to be separated.

adjective

(of a polynomial) Having no repeated roots (where roots are considered in an algebraic closure)

adjective

(Galois theory, of an algebraic field extension E/F) Such that the minimal polynomial of every element of E is a separable polynomial.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for separable.

adjective

(of a polynomial) Having no repeated roots (where roots are considered in an algebraic closure)

See also: divisible, dissociable, severable

adjective

(Galois theory, of an algebraic field extension E/F) Such that the minimal polynomial of every element of E is a separable polynomial.

See also: divisible, dissociable, severable

Example sentences

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Usually this means picking some fairly separable piece we need and asking them to write it.

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If you start looking at studies, you'll find papers like, Is burnout separable from depression in cluster analysis?

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There is a separable issue of whether or not such policies have the long term effect they target.

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However, I think that the medium of the work is mostly (although obviously not completely) separable from whether papers are collaborative and continuously evolving.

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Note also that there are two separable questions: 1) why was the bank prosecuted; 2) was the bank guilty.

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Regarding [2], without reading it yet, if it isn't separable, then it could be burnout or depression.

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Perhaps if the spiritual and temporal benefits of marriage were entirely separable this wouldn't be a problem.

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This act is easily separable from someone killing someone else in the name of religion.

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Magnetic tape on keyboards and bookends keeps them together, yet easily separable if need be.

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Your implication that religion properly understood is separable from political concerns is a very recent -- and very Protestant -- idea.

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Speeding up read/parse and marshal/write is completely separable from doing fewer read/parse marshal/write operations.

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That sort of self-reflection isn't uniquely Soviet, nor is it entirely separable from works that are more focused on human progress and advancement.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use separable in a sentence?

Usually this means picking some fairly separable piece we need and asking them to write it.

What does separable mean?

Able to be separated.

What part of speech is separable?

separable is commonly used as adjective.