Divisible
adjective
Able to be divided, often exactly, by a number without any remainder (left overs).
The number 8 is divisible by 2 and 4.
Often appears as...
- divisible by
- not divisible
adjective
Able to be split or separated into parts while remaining a functional whole.
The book is divisible into four main sections.
Often appears as...
- divisible into sections
- divisible parts
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Formal
Academic
adjective
Able to be divided, often exactly, by a number without any remainder (left overs).
The number 8 is divisible by 2 and 4.
Often appears as...
- divisible by
- not divisible
adjective
Able to be split or separated into parts while remaining a functional whole.
The book is divisible into four main sections.
Often appears as...
- divisible into sections
- divisible parts
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Mathematical Context
Used especially in math to discuss numbers and their relationships.
Is 15 divisible by 3?
Pro Tip 2/3No Remainders
Emphasizes an even distribution without anything left over.
60 is divisible by 10 because it results in 6 with no remainder.
Pro Tip 3/3Testing Divisibility
Involves simple calculations to check division without remainders.
Use divisibility rules to check if 121 is divisible by 11.
Pro Tip 1/3Mathematical Context
Used especially in math to discuss numbers and their relationships.
Is 15 divisible by 3?
Pro Tip 2/3No Remainders
Emphasizes an even distribution without anything left over.
60 is divisible by 10 because it results in 6 with no remainder.
Pro Tip 3/3Testing Divisibility
Involves simple calculations to check division without remainders.
Use divisibility rules to check if 121 is divisible by 11.
Pro Tip 1/3Mathematical Context
Used especially in math to discuss numbers and their relationships.
Is 15 divisible by 3?
Pro Tip 2/3No Remainders
Emphasizes an even distribution without anything left over.
60 is divisible by 10 because it results in 6 with no remainder.
Pro Tip 3/3Testing Divisibility
Involves simple calculations to check division without remainders.
Use divisibility rules to check if 121 is divisible by 11.
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Video examples
Can you solve the fish...
Now, remember that the fish are equally distributed across all the tanks. Why is that important? Because it means that one of the possible values for the total amount of fish must be divisible by one of the possible values for the total amount of tanks.
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The Leap Year as...
have otherwise appeared so every hundred years you have over corrected by a leap day by an entire day so every hundred years 100 years are divisible by four aren't they every hundred years you take out the
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Anil Gupta: India's...
is not divisible. Look at this picture. Can you tell me where has it been taken from, and what is it meant for? Anybody? I'm a professor; I must quiz you. Anybody? Any guess at all? Pardon?
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Can you solve the fish...
Now, remember that the fish are equally distributed across all the tanks. Why is that important? Because it means that one of the possible values for the total amount of fish must be divisible by one of the possible values for the total amount of tanks.
Video examples
The Leap Year as...
have otherwise appeared so every hundred years you have over corrected by a leap day by an entire day so every hundred years 100 years are divisible by four aren't they every hundred years you take out the
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Anil Gupta: India's...
is not divisible. Look at this picture. Can you tell me where has it been taken from, and what is it meant for? Anybody? I'm a professor; I must quiz you. Anybody? Any guess at all? Pardon?
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Quote examples
Marissa Mayer
American Businesswoman
I really like even numbers, and I like heavily divisible numbers. Twelve is my lucky number - I just love how divisible it is. I don't like odd numbers, and I really don't like primes. When I turned 37, I put on a strong face, but I was not looking forward to 37. But 37 turned out to be a pretty amazing year.
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James C. Maxwell
Scottish Mathematician
The mind of man has perplexed itself with many hard questions. Is space infinite, and in what sense? Is the material world infinite in extent, and are all places within that extent equally full of matter? Do atoms exist or is matter infinitely divisible?
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Clive Sinclair
British Author
The idea of the split personality is as old as Genesis. For a start, Eve was manufactured from Adam's rib. Then there's Cain and Abel, twins at war. They were followed by Esau and Jacob, likewise divisible into hairy and smooth types.
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Philip Guedalla
English Historian
The work of Henry James has always seemed divisible by a simple dynastic arrangement into three reigns: James I, James II, and the Old Pretender.
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Jean Guitton
French Philosopher
Originality exists in every individual because each of us differs from the others. We are all primary numbers divisible only by ourselves.
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John Ruskin
English Writer
All books are divisible into two classes, the books of the hour, and the books of all time.
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Max Beerbohm
English Actor
One might well say that mankind is divisible into two great classes: hosts and guests.
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Jean Guitton
French Philosopher
We are all primary numbers divisible only by ourselves.
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Marissa Mayer
American Businesswoman
I really like even numbers, and I like heavily divisible numbers. Twelve is my lucky number - I just love how divisible it is. I don't like odd numbers, and I really don't like primes. When I turned 37, I put on a strong face, but I was not looking forward to 37. But 37 turned out to be a pretty amazing year.
Quote examples
James C. Maxwell
Scottish Mathematician
The mind of man has perplexed itself with many hard questions. Is space infinite, and in what sense? Is the material world infinite in extent, and are all places within that extent equally full of matter? Do atoms exist or is matter infinitely divisible?
Quote examples
Clive Sinclair
British Author
The idea of the split personality is as old as Genesis. For a start, Eve was manufactured from Adam's rib. Then there's Cain and Abel, twins at war. They were followed by Esau and Jacob, likewise divisible into hairy and smooth types.
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Philip Guedalla
English Historian
The work of Henry James has always seemed divisible by a simple dynastic arrangement into three reigns: James I, James II, and the Old Pretender.
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Jean Guitton
French Philosopher
Originality exists in every individual because each of us differs from the others. We are all primary numbers divisible only by ourselves.
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John Ruskin
English Writer
All books are divisible into two classes, the books of the hour, and the books of all time.
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Max Beerbohm
English Actor
One might well say that mankind is divisible into two great classes: hosts and guests.
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Jean Guitton
French Philosopher
We are all primary numbers divisible only by ourselves.
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