solvable

UK: /ˈsɒlvəb^əl/ US: (sol′və bəl)

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solv•a•ble  (sol′və bəl), adj. 

1. capable of being solved, as a problem.
2. Mathematics (of a group) having a normal series of subgroups in which successive quotient groups are Abelian.
3. [Archaic.] soluble (def. 1).

• solve + -able 1640–50

solv′a•bil′i•ty, solv′a•ble•ness, n. 

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solvable / ˈsɒlvəb^əl/ adjective

1. another word for soluble1

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solve /sɑlv/   v. [~ + object] , solved, solv•ing. 

1. to find the answer or explanation for:
   to solve a puzzle.
2. Mathematics to work out the answer or solution to (a mathematical problem):
   Solve the equation when x is equal to 3.

solv•a•ble, adj. 
solv•er, n. [countable] See -solv-.

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solve  (solv), v.t., solved, solv•ing. 

1. to find the answer or explanation for;
   clear up;
   explain:
   to solve the mystery of the missing books.
2. Mathematics to work out the answer or solution to (a mathematical problem).

• Latin solvere to loosen, free, release, dissolve
• late Middle English solven 1400–50

solv′er, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. resolve, unravel, untangle, crack.