Divisibility

Divisibility
Divisibility Di*vis`i*bil"i*ty, n. [Cf. F. divisibilit['e].] The quality of being divisible; the property of bodies by which their parts are capable of separation. [1913 Webster]

Divisibility . . . is a primary attribute of matter. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]


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