2. Capable of being paid and discharged; as, solvable
obligations. --Tooke.
[1913 Webster]
3. Able to pay one's debts; solvent. [Obs.] --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
solvable — [ sɔlvabl ] adj. • 1328, rare av. XVIe; du lat. solvere ♦ Qui a les moyens de payer. Client solvable. ♢ Comm. Demande solvable, provenant d une région, d un pays où le niveau de vie des consommateurs est suffisamment élevé pour acheter un produit … Encyclopédie Universelle
solvable — Solvable. adj. de t. g. Qui a dequoy payer. Il est solvable. caution bonne & solvable … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
solvable — I adjective ascertainable, cognizable, decipherable, decodable, determinable, discoverable, exegetical, explainable, explicative, explicatory, expository, fathomable, intelligible, recognizable, resolvable, scrutable, soluble, workable II index… … Law dictionary
solvable — [säl′və bəl, sôl′və bəl] adj. 1. that can be solved 2. Now Rare that can be dissolved solvability n … English World dictionary
Solvable — In mathematics, solvable usually refers to one of:*a solvable group *a solvable Lie algebra * an exactly solvable model.ee also* solved game * solubility … Wikipedia
SOLVABLE — adj.des deux genres Qui a de quoi payer. Il est solvable. Caution bonne et solvable. Gardien solvable … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
SOLVABLE — adj. des deux genres Qui a de quoi payer. Il est solvable. Caution bonne et solvable. Gardien solvable … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
solvable — soluble, solvable Substances are soluble, not solvable, but problems and difficulties are soluble or solvable. The opposites are insoluble and unsolvable … Modern English usage
solvable — adjective Date: circa 1676 susceptible of solution or of being solved, resolved, or explained < a solvable problem > • solvability noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
solvable — adjective a) Capable of being solved; as, a solvable problem. b) Capable of being dissolved or liquefied. Syn: soluble Ant: insolvable, insoluble … Wiktionary
